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<br /> <br /> <br />Budget - There followed a discussion on the budget proposal submitted by the Registrar <br />to the city on December 4 for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018. The Chair and <br />Vice-chair questioned a number of items on “budget vs. actual” spreadsheets previously <br />sent to the Board for the current and previous fiscal years. These were explained by <br />the Registrar who also pointed out that, in spite of significant growth in the electorate <br />and record turnout in recent elections, the new operating budget request is only slightly <br />higher than that for the current year. The request for officer of election pay for the two <br />expected-high-turnout elections in FY17-18 is higher than this year. <br /> <br />Voting Equipment Technicians – At present Raenell Lockley is the only technician on <br />staff. Her hours will increase to 20 per week by the end of the year and, early in the <br />new year, she and Ms. Morton will travel to Texas for training on version 2.0 of the Hart <br />Verity system. The Registrar indicated that she planned to hire an additional technician <br />whose working hours would be lower and would be concentrated around the time of <br />elections. This prompted questions from the Chair on the cost effectiveness of <br />employing in-house technicians instead of relying on contractor support. The latter <br />option is the one employed by the Albemarle County registrar and Ms. Morton agreed to <br />contact that office to obtain data on the cost and the scope of support supplied by the <br />contractor. The Registrar pointed out that the Board has no responsibilities for staff <br />hiring decisions. The requested information should be available from the County <br />Registrar before the Registrar must decide whether to post the position. <br /> <br />Appointment of Election Officials <br /> <br />Assistant Registrar Melissa Morton presented applications from nine individuals seeking <br />to become election officials. These were reviewed by the Board and approved <br />unanimously on a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-chair. The following <br />individuals were appointed: <br /> <br />Matthew Page <br />Regina L. Edwards <br />Ivana Key <br />Tchein Lawani Ouadja <br />Charlotte Meadows <br />Cynthia Denise Ivery <br />George Rudebusch <br />Hillary Zeman <br />Nicholas Yates <br /> <br />Ms. Morton also reported that the three-year terms of many of our election officials are <br />coming to an end. Letters will be sent to each of them asking if they wish to be <br />reappointed by the Board.