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Committee Recommends Paying Sequoia $1.13 Million as Part of Settlement; Vote Taken After Closed Session
Summary
Following a closed-session discussion of pending litigation, the committee recommended a contract amendment to pay Sequoia Voting Systems $1,130,000 rather than transferring AutoMark ballot-marking devices as part of a settlement. The recommendation was made in closed session; committee also moved a motion not to disclose closed-session details.
The Budget and Finance Committee considered a resolution amending the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Sequoia Voting Systems so the city would pay Sequoia $1,130,000 rather than transfer the city's AutoMark ballot-marking devices as part of a settlement in litigation over election systems and software.
The committee recessed into closed session to discuss pending claims and litigation and, after closed session, announced that it would move the settlement (item 10) forward with recommendation. Committee members reported that item 9 received a favorable vote in committee; a separate motion not to disclose the substance of the closed-session discussion carried.
The public record at the meeting does not show a roll-call tally in open session; committee members said the item will be forwarded to the full board with the committee recommendation. The deputy city attorney advised that advancing the settlement and the contract amendment together made sense before public action.
Because the decision and any negotiated settlement terms were discussed in closed session, the committee provided only the procedural disposition — favorable recommendation to the full board and a not-to-disclose motion for the closed-session content.
Next formal public steps will be the full board’s consideration and any public record filings required for settlement and contract amendment approval.
