RESOLUTION NO. 433
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH KNOWINK LLC REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AND BALLOT PRINTING EQUIPMENT
Introduced: 10/10/23
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 432 for 2023, this Honorable Body authorized the acceptance of grant funding from the New York State Board of Elections regarding the Technology, Innovation, and Electoral Resource (TIER) Grant Program, in the amount of $238,620, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioners of the Board of Elections have requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Knowink LLC, regarding the purchase of and support for sixty ballot-on-demand printers in the amount of $243,810 for a term commencing immediately and ending March 31, 2024, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioners further indicated that Knowink LLC, is the sole source vendor and sole point of support and maintenance of these printers and software applications at the Albany County Board of Elections, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Knowink LLC, St. Louis, MO 63103 regarding the purchase and support of sixty electronic poll books and ballot-on-demand printers in the amount of $243,810 for a term commencing immediately and ending March 31, 2024, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.