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OMB Director Joe Baird emphasized that although the one-time levy will be only for one year, we may have to have a bond issue in excess of one year because of the timing difference. Supervisor of Elections Ann Robinson advised that in order to make an exception of the 90 -day notice for the election for the County Commission, she went ahead after talking to the Chairman and the County Administrator, who indicated that they wanted to have the county election on November 7, 1989, and sent out notices to get sealed bids for the purchase of 30,000 ballot cards. She sent the letter out in July, asking that the bids be returned today. She and Chairman Scurlock opened them this morning, and she needs the Board's approval to make that purchase since the ballots must be in 60 days before the election. Three bids were received for 30,000 official ballot cards: Pace Williams bid $54 a thousand; Business Records bid $79.55 a thousand; and Sequoia Pacific bid $99.61. She recommended that the Board approve the purchase of the ballots from Pace Williams at $54 a thousand at a total cost of $1,620. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, that the Board authorize the purchase of 30,000 ballot cards from Pace Williams at $54 per thousand cards for a total cost of $1,620. Under discussion, Supervisor Robinson advised that we would be using our regular punch card voting equipment, and Commissioner Eggert noted that we also have to approve the cost of the election. Supervisor Robinson advised that there are several things that need to be approved, but she wanted to go ahead and get this out of the way. Ordinarily, she doesn't go through the Board for the purchase of the ballots, but to be excessively cautious this year since we had a tremendous amount of discussion over the proposed Voter Protection Act Bill, she felt she would go ahead 39 AUG 2 21989 BOOK �(j 7 i -AGE 70 t I