Recommendation:
THAT Report No. ADMIN-2021-0056 dated November 19, 2021 regarding the 2022 Municipal Election – Voting Methods Single Source be received;
AND FURTHER THAT vote tabulation and online voting equipment be utilized to conduct the 2022 Municipal Election as approved by Council through report No. ADMIN-2021-0021, dated September 7, 2021 regarding Alternate Voting Methods for the 2022 Municipal Election;
AND FURTHER THAT the Manager of Purchasing be authorized to issue a single source purchase order to Elections Ontario, 51 Rolark Drive,, Toronto, Ontario, M1R 3B1 for the upset limit of $13,000 (including applicable taxes) for the rental of vote tabulation equipment and tablets;
AND FURTHER THAT the Manager of Purchasing be authorized to issue a single source purchase order to Dominion Voting Systems, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto ON M5T 2C7, for the upset limit of $135,000 (plus applicable taxes) for the rental of vote tabulation equipment, online voting and for the purchase of various election supplies including ballots, ballot boxes, and tabulator memory cards;
AND FURTHER THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the required agreements.