Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

A. MOTION TO DISCUSS unbudgeted expenses arising out of the November 2018 General Election recount.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum:  At the request of the Supervisor of Elections, this item is being deferred to the May 7, 2019, Commission Meeting.)

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution transferring funds within the General Fund for the Supervisor of Elections in the amount of $1,431,387 for unbudgeted expenses arising out of the November 2018 General Election recount.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum:  At the request of the Supervisor of Elections, this item is being deferred to the May 7, 2019, Commission Meeting.)

A. Expenses arising from the November 2018 General Election recount were unbudgeted and exceed the Supervisor of Election's Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Budget for the November 2018 General Election.

B. Reallocating funds between Commission reserves and the Supervisor of Election's budget requires approval by the Board of County Commissioners.

Appropriates funding from reserves to provide the Supervisor of Election's office with sufficient resources to cover the unbudgeted expenses arising out of the November 2018 General Election.

None.

In Fiscal Year 2019, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections requested and the Board of County Commissioners approved an adopted budget of $9,259,050 for the November 2018 General Election. The election results for U.S Senate, Florida Governor, and the Commissioner of Agriculture all fell within a 0.5% or less margin of victory. Per state law, the Florida Secretary of State ordered manual recounts for the Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture races and a machine recount for the Florida Governor race. The Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Budget for the November 2018 General Election did not include funds for expenses incurred during the recount. After review, the Supervisor of Elections determined an additional $1,431,387 is needed to fully cover the cost of the election and the unbudgeted expenses arising from the recount.

Tiffany Bedran, Finance Director, Broward County Supervisor of Elections, (954) 712-1956