PRESENTER: Presenter
Gayle Wilkinson, City Secretary
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Approval of a joint election agreement between the Comal County and the Comal County Elections Department, the City of New Braunfels, the City of Garden Ridge, the City of Bulverde, New Braunfels Independent School District (“NBISD”), Comal Independent School District (“CISD”), Lake Dunlap Water Control Improvement District, Comal County WID No. 3, and Comal County WID No. 3A regarding the May 4, 2024, election, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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DEPARTMENT: City Secretary
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Election Code and the Texas Education Code provide provisions for School Districts to enter into agreements with municipalities to hold elections jointly to serve affected voters adequately and conveniently by providing common polling locations.
The attached agreement will allow for the City of New Braunfels, the City of Garden Ridge, the City of Bulverde, New Braunfels Independent School District (“NBISD”), Comal Independent School District (“CISD”), Lake Dunlap Water Control Improvement District, Comal County WID No. 3, and Comal County WID No. 3A to share common early voting polling locations for the May 4, 2024, elections. Additionally, the agreement will provide for common election day polling locations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will see some cost savings depending on the nature of each entity sharing in the cost of the election.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the item.