HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 05-20
CITY OF THE COLONY
RESOLUTION NO. ~,c:LØ
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AND THE COUNTY OF
DENTON, TEXAS FOR RENTAL OF VOTING MACHINES AND
EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. Denton County, Texas, a corporate body politic, hereinafter
designated as "the County", represented III this Agreement by the Elections
Administrator, hereby agrees to rent the following voting equipment to the hereinafter-
identified organization on the terms stated below.
SECTION 2. The City of The Colony, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas
75056, hereinafter designated as "Renter", has requested the rental of four (4) Optech III
Eagle voting machines at $300.00 per machine and one (1) early voting computer at
$250.00 per computer. There is an additional charge for programming of the Eagle
Voting machines at $400.00 and programming of the computer at $300.00 per election.
There is also a ten percent (10%) administrative fee on the terms stated above.
SECTION 3. A copy of the ballot shall be forwarded to Don Alexander,
Elections Administrator, Denton County, and P. O. Box 1720, Denton, Texas 76202.
SECTION 4. The rental period of voting machines shall commence on the 20th
day of April, 2005 and shall not extend to a date which will interfere with subsequent
elections for which the County is responsible for providing the voting equipment for
public uses, and to this end will, in compliance with the Texas Election Code, Article
7.14, Section 20, obtain a Court Order, at the Renter's expense, permitting the affected
voting equipment to be cleared and available to the county, no later than the tenth day
after the first election for which the voting equipment was rented.
SECTION 5. Only voting equipment, which the County believes to be in safe
operating condition will be provided and the renter agrees to hold the County harmless
for any damages arising from the Renter's use of the voting equipment.
SECTION 6. Renter agrees to return the voting equipment in the same condition
as when received, normal and considerate usage wear excepted. Renter agrees to
reimburse the County for the costs to repair damages to the said equipment during such
time, as the County does not have control custody of said equipment.
Interlocal Agreement 1
Voting Equipment
SECTION 7. The said machines will be delivered by the County to The Colony
City Hall, 6800 Main, The Colony, Texas, or other designated locations, for a delivery
fee not to exceed $89.00 per location, which includes pick up.
SECTION 8. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this resolution, or application thereto, any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this resolution, and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the resolution despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 9. That this Resolution shall become effective from and after its date
of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The
Colony, Texas this the 7th day of February, 2005.
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~EST J0m Dillard, Mayor
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Christie Wilson, TRMC
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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Don Alexander
Elections Administrator
Denton County, Texas
lnter]ocal Agreement 2
Voting Equipment