TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Becky Craig, Assistant County Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Granicus VoteCast Demonstration
RECOMMENDATION
title
County Executive Officer requests the Board of Supervisors receive a demonstration of the Granicus VoteCast system which provides the ability to electronically cast votes.
body
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County’s Clerk of the Board uses Granicus software to administer meetings, including agenda preparation, livestreaming for public access, recording for archival access, and developing the meeting’s minutes. Staff will demonstrate the opportunity for Supervisors to cast votes electronically.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
|
Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
|
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Clerk of the Board uses a suite of Granicus software programs to manage board meeting operations. The County implemented Legistar in 2021 for integrated agenda preparation and is prepared to implement the VoteCast module this month. This digital solution will capture votes and autofill the meeting minutes, thereby allowing staff to review and perform other tasks.
During the demonstration, Supervisors will cast sample votes at the Chair’s prompt to replicate the process once operable.