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Commissioner Adams agreed with Chairman Ginn and expressed her anger at the <br /> State for putting the Board in this position . The State should have taken an active role in <br /> protecting the integrity of voting procedures . She also did not understand why Sequoia did <br /> not advise the County of the problem and wondered what else they might be hiding . <br /> Commissioner Macht stated that the information he had received was very sketchy , <br /> only that an employee had been accused of offering a kick - back to someone in Louisiana . <br /> When the Supervisor of Elections asked his opinion , he advised her that she could be <br /> actioned in court if she made it public and there were no basis for the charges . <br /> Commissioner Stanbridge questioned why only Commissioner Macht and Chairman <br /> Ginn were notified . <br /> Chairman Ginn continued that she attended each of the presentations arranged by the <br /> Supervisor of Elections for the differing voting systems and felt that the Sequoia system was <br /> the best . She asked Mr . Chandler, Mr . Baird and Executive Aide Kim Massung to be <br /> available for the conference call to Sequoia . <br /> County Administrator Chandler emphasized that he and Mr . Baird had known <br /> nothing about any of this until Wednesday of last week and had actually had only one <br /> meeting with the gentleman in question . <br /> Discussion ensued regarding possibly suspending the contract with Sequoia, and <br /> County Attorney Bangel noted that the obligation to pay does not arise until the Board <br /> accepts the equipment . <br /> County Administrator Chandler noted that the purchasing manual had been changed <br /> several years ago to provide that any criminal past must be exposed . However, this only <br /> applies to bid items , not to sole source purchases . <br /> NOVEMBER 6 , 2001 8R, ; , , <br /> ► � i t . � t <br /> - 97 - <br />