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Elections office shows reserves, explains staffing and warns of potential costs for ranked‑choice voting
Summary
County finance and elections staff said election reserves and billing timing explain year-end positions; they flagged high potential vendor costs if ranked‑choice voting is implemented and described a shift from temp staffing to full‑time hires.
County finance staff and elections officials reviewed the elections budget monitoring report and explained why current accrual and billing timing affects the year-end picture.
Kathy Funk Baxter, the county's finance director, introduced the elections BMR and described two funds the office manages, including an election reserve used for operating expenses. "This is where the operating expenses are contained," she said while summarizing the account structure and the planned billings to special districts and cities.
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