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MINUTES OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LIVONIA, MICHIGAN
A meeting of the Election Commission of the City of Livonia, Michigan, was
held on Monday, October 12, 2020, at the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive,
Livonia, Michigan at 11:30 a.m., at which time and place the following members of said
Commission were present:
Present: Maureen Miller Brosnan, Mayor
Paul Bernier, City Attorney
Susan Nash, City Clerk
Also Present: Lori Miller, Deputy City Clerk
Susan Nash assumed the duties as Chairperson of the Election
Commission.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, and unanimously adopted, it was:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Election Commission meeting held on
August 19, 2020 are hereby approved.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Bernier, supported by Commissioner
Brosnan, and unanimously adopted, it was:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Election Commission meeting held on
September 28, 2020 are hereby approved.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Bernier, supported by Commissioner
Brosnan, and unanimously adopted it was:
RESOLVED that the City of Livonia will participate in the pre-processing of
absentee ballot envelopes as specifically prescribed in the recently adopted
Legislation for the State of Michigan starting no earlier than 10:00 a.m. and
ending no later than 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2020. FURTHER,
it is hereby resolved that the City of Livonia will make sure the ballots are
secured in the Livonia Senior Center in a locked room, within a locked
building, with 24 hour surveillance by the Livonia Police Department on the
Civic Center premises. FURTHER, the public, challengers and observers
Minutes of the Election Commission
Meeting of October 12, 2020
Page 2
will all be allowed to watch the pre-processing of absentee ballot envelopes
as outlined in the adopted State legislation.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, and unanimously adopted, it was:
RESOLVED that the Receiving Board, Election Inspectors, and
Chairpersons listed on the scheduled list hereto, and made part of these
minutes, are duly appointed to the Election Board for the State General
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, and unanimously adopted, it was:
RESOLVED that if any of the Election Inspectors on the official, approved
list for this election cannot complete their assignment because of
unforeseen circumstances, they will be replaced by a fully trained,
experienced Election Inspector from the list of workers that is contained on
the master list.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, it was:
RESOLVED that the compensation for Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for
election workers shall be: $170 for each Election Inspector, $210 for each
Co-Chairperson, $235 for each Chairperson and $250 plus mileage for each
Roving Chairperson. Additionally, Absentee Counting Board Inspectors will
receive $12.00 hourly rate, Absentee Counting Board Co-Chairperson will
receive $14.00 hourly rate, Absentee Counting Board Chairperson will
receive $16.00 hourly rate, and Absentee Counting Board Super
Chairperson will receive $380. All half-day Election Inspectors will receive
the flat rate of $85. FURTHER, it is resolved that all election workers who
work a full day will receive an additional $100 and all election workers who
work a half-day will receive an additional $50 as hazard pay due to the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, it was:
RESOLVED that the City Clerk and the City Clerk’s staff shall prepare all
election precinct supplies and certified ballot containers for use in the
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election.
Minutes of the Election Commission
Meeting of October 12, 2020
Page 3
Upon a motion by Commissioner Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, it was:
RESOLVED that the City Clerk and the City Clerk’s office staff will perform
the preliminary logic and accuracy testing on all ImageCast Tabulators and
Voter Assisted Terminals (VAT) ballot marking devices prior to the Tuesday,
November 3, 2020 General Election.
Upon a motion by Commission Brosnan, supported by Commissioner
Bernier, and unanimously adopted, this meeting of the Election Commission of the City
of Livonia was adjourned at 12:02 p.m. on October 12, 2020.
Susan M. Nash
Livonia City Clerk
xc: Members (3), File