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9 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />• Performance Measures 1 <br />– % of Contracts Completed within 15 Days of Department Request 2 <br />» FY2019-20: 85% 3 <br />» FY2020-21: 90% 4 <br />– % of Agendas Published Electronically within 24 hours of Receipt 5 <br />» FY2019-20: 100% 6 <br />» FY2020-21: 100% 7 <br />– % of Eligible Reappointments Submitted Prior to Term Expiration 8 <br />» FY2019-20: 85% 9 <br />» FY2020-21: 90% 10 <br /> 11 <br />General Government 12 <br />• Board of Elections – page 78 13 <br />• Total expenditure budget - $843,363 14 <br />– Net decrease of $20,033 Compared to FY2019-20 15 <br />• Reduction in Personnel and Operating Accounts 16 <br />– One Countywide Election in FY2020-21 17 <br /> 18 <br />Commissioner Bedford thanked Rachel Raper, Elections Director, for sending 19 <br />information that there may be Care Act funding for the election, but asked if there will be 20 <br />increased costs for absentee voting postage, as well as cleaning supplies due to Covid-19. 21 <br />She said it is important to do everything possible so people can vote. She asked if the County 22 <br />can help in any way to insure that the BOE is not stuck with a time delay in getting necessary 23 <br />supplies 24 <br />Rachel Raper said there is bill to be filed tomorrow about funding, and she is confident 25 <br />that the General Assembly (GA) did decide to match the funding. 26 <br />Commissioner Bedford asked if there are plans in place of plans for voter information, 27 <br />such as registration and voting by mail. She said the website should have more clarification. 28 <br />Rachel Raper said they are trying to use the wording “voting by mail,” which is a term 29 <br />that is used in western states, and the website does have information about how to do this. 30 <br />She said she will work with her partner departments to make sure absentee ballot request 31 <br />forms are available at County facilities. 32 <br />Commissioner Bedford asked if one registers through the DMV, does one receive voting 33 <br />information through that process. 34 <br />Rachel Raper said no, one does not receive voting by mail information, but does receive 35 <br />some information about voting. She said she would like to include the voting by mail 36 <br />information here as well. She said there are a lot of unknowns at this time, and faxing and 37 <br />emailing absentee ballots may be a possibility. She said more information will be forthcoming. 38 <br />Commissioner Bedford asked if there is a process in place to get additional funds to a 39 <br />department quickly, while the BOCC is on summer break. 40 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said staff would look at appropriated money and the Orange 41 <br />County Board of Commissioners would not be involved. She said, during the summer break, 42 <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners allows the Manager authority, and then the Board 43 <br />approves budget amendments in the fall retroactively. 44 <br />Chair Rich said Orange County sent a tweet out today with a link to get an absentee 45 <br />ballot. 46 <br />Commissioner Price asked if the BOE provides postage for absentee ballots. 47 <br />Rachel Raper said no, postage is not provided for voters to send back absentee ballots. 48 <br />Commissioner Price asked if sending a ballot back in would require additional postage. 49 <br />Rachel Raper said the outgoing is more expensive, and incoming only takes one stamp. 50