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Home My WebLink About35719 / 90-491 February 1, 1990 # �91 RESOLUTION (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: WAIVE BIDS & PURCHASE VOTING BOOTHS; TRANSFER FUNDS & AMEND 1990 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INITIATED BY: CITY ADMINSTRATION WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh has previously identified the need for upgrading the City's voting machines and has approved the expenditure in the 1990 Capital Improvement Program to purcha�e an electronic voting system; and WHEREAS, a more favorable price can be and has been negotiated with the sole supplier of the Optech III-P voting system, thereby permitting the Council to waive bids and authorize purchase; and WHEREAS, in order to purchase the s�stem, it is necessary to transfer funds and to amend the 1990 Capital Improvement Program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the 1990 Capital Improvement Program, specifically page 18, is amended as follows: PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS . . . Voting Machines -- Electronic $115, 000 deleting the original reference to $100, 000. 00 and adjusting the total amount of anticipated Property Improvements accordingly. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are authorized and directed to transfer $115, 000. 00 from Account No. 310-550 -- General Fund - Equity to Account No. 345-961 -- Equipment Fund - Voting Machines, to be repaid from future borrowing. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are authorized and directed to waive bids and to enter into an appropriate agreement to purchase the Optech III-P voting system together with Model VI plastic blow-molded voting booth with light, as per the attached proposal, from: Business Records Corporation Midwest Region 328 South Jefferson Street Chicago, Illinois 60606-5614 Amount of Contract: $129, 160. 00 Money for this purp se is appropriated from Account No. 3�5-961 -- SUBMITTED H�uipment Fun_� - Vo ing Machines. � /�,r�',� G;t/i'i� - 25 - •t/'�r' .� !nocn�;^r� ' Res. #491 Business Records Corporation Midwest Region 328 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-5614 (312)454-1475 January 26, 1990 Donna C. Serwas City Clerk City of Oshkosh 215 Church Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54902-1130 Dear ponna: Business Records Corporation is pleased to present a proposal for our Optech III-P voting system to the City of Oshkosh. The Optech III-P is the state-of-the-art system based on optical scanning technology. Oshkosh will be the largest jurisdiction in the state utilizing this technique. Please call me at 1-800-621-1181 if there are any questions. Wj Yr�regards, , ��',,,. ,., �? �✓�-.,,`� `�1 ` � Lawrence J. Tonelli Elections Sales Representative LJT:11 Enclosure - 25a - ' Res. #491 OPTECH III-P PROPOSAL TO CTTY OF OSHKOSH, WI January 26, 1990 uantit Unit Price Total Optech III-P 19 $5,950 $113,050 Includes Ballot Box-Metal Data Pack Memory Installation and training, support for Frst election Model VI Plastic Blow- 90 179 1f.110 Molded Voting Booth with Light TOTAL: 129,160 LJT:11 - 25b - . ' Res. #491 . � � . o�r�cx zzrP OI'`rICAL sc�rr VOTING SYST�M G�N�R11L D�SCRIPTION The OPTECH IIIP Optical Scan Voting System can be used as a stand alone precinct tabulating system or used to centrally accumulate and tabulate jurisdiction-wide results using A.E.R.O. (Automatic Election Return Operation) Software in conjunction with a PC based system. UNIT DIMI;NSIONS AND POWER REQUIR�M�NTS The OPTECH IIIP is 6" in height; 17" wide, 20�� deep and weighs approximately 20 pounds. Power requirements are: Household power; 115VAC with provision for 12VDC battery operatibn in the event of power loss or brown out. BALLOT SP�CIFICATIONS Designed to accommodate various election requirements, the OPTECH ballot is available in three widths; 3 3/4" single column, 6 3/4" double column or 9 3/4" triple column ballot and ranges in lengths from 14" to 24" . In addition, the OPTECH ballot can be printed on one or both sides. VO'i'ING Voting the OPTECN Ballots requires a minimum of voter education, , especially in jurisdictions where paper ballots have been used previously. The voter simply marks the ballot using an Optical Scan marking pen, inserts the ballot in any direction into the OP`i'ECli , unit, within 2 seconds the OPTECII IIIP unit: * Count� each vot�, * stores inLarmation in the Memorypack. * UPdatc;s prec;inct t'otal�. * t�irccts balln�� with write-in votes into a ceparatc compartment within thc ballot box. * 12eturns the ballots to the voter if the ballot has been overvoted or if more than one party has been voted (cross- voted) . * Up-dates on the display panel the number of ballots processed. ' - 25c - � ` Res. #491 � OPT�CH IIIP OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM '1'Ai3UL�1`t'ION When the polls close, ward (precinct) results are obtained easily and efficiently. The pollworker merely uses a turn key and the OPTECH IIIP will automatically print the day' s totals in an alph�/numeric format, as well as additional copies (if required) . ACCUMULATION (Optional) After the pollworker has obtained ward results the memorypack is tr�nsported to a Central Counting Center. The memorypack is then inserted into the Memory Pack Receiver (MPR) for� jurisdiction-wide accumulation. Once all packs have been read into the Memory Pack Receiver (MPR) , jurisdiction-wide accumulation is complete. All necessary reports are generated from the PC based system. AUDIT TRAILS Every OPTECH IIIP memorypack is equipped with its own battery back-up and unique electronics to protect partial vote count in the event of power failure as well as when the memorypack is removed and transported to a central location for accumulation. In addition, all ward (precinct) prin�-outs of election results include overvotes, undervote�, write-ins, error messages and the actual number of voted ballots . S 1:CU12I'1'Y Tt1e OP'i'�C1I Con�iyurui:i.on provicle� bailot aacurity durin�a tt�c clay aticl instunt•ancous warcl (precinct) results at tlie clo�e or ttie polls. 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