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Council directs staff to identify local polling location; police station considered as temporary option
Summary
Council directed staff to pursue options for a local polling place for upcoming primaries, including temporarily using the police station with ordinance amendments for signage and electioneering rules; Council emphasized traffic and safety concerns and asked for a January report to finalize logistics.
Council discussed the need to relocate or confirm a polling location within Manville because the current site has outgrown its capacity and poses traffic and parking challenges. City Secretary Tammy Bell said options under consideration included moving polling to the KC Hall, finding another location within the city that could host both early voting and Election Day, or temporarily using the police station if staff draft ordinance amendments and policies to manage signage and electioneering.
Council members raised concerns about security, traffic flow, officer staffing and the potential for the police station to become a long‑term solution if a timeline is not specified. Tammy said the city would need to draft sign‑ordinance amendments and electioneering policies and work with the county to address operational questions (for example, whether the county would pay for mandatory officers). The mayor and other members asked staff to return with a more detailed plan in January; Mayor moved to give staff direction to move forward with selecting a polling location and Councilman Bonner seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 5–0.
Next steps: Staff will work with the county and return in January with ordinance language and a recommended temporary polling location and timeline for how long the temporary location would be used.
