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Board members and county officials said the contract covers preventative maintenance, battery replacement and on-call troubleshooting for voting equipment the county owns, and that the agreement includes a not-to-exceed amount for non-election-year work. Monroe County Commissioner Julie Thomas told the board she was concerned about transparency in the contract and said, “there’s a hundred thousand dollars in non election year cost that goes to this particular company.”

The board heard from a B and L representative, identified in the meeting as Mr. White, and from elections staff. Staff said B and L has worked with the county for more than 11 years and handles on-site support during early voting and on election day. Mr. White described the company’s role as providing hands-on maintenance and support and confirmed that the firm has not required the county to seek additional appropriations in past years. When asked about the $100,000 figure, staff said it is an upper limit and that the county has not exceeded that amount in prior years; Mr. White agreed, saying, “That is fair.”

Commissioner Thomas and other participants asked for clearer contract documentation on scope, cost structure and subcontractor arrangements, including whether a listed team of 20 are direct employees or subcontractors. A member of the board suggested including a memorandum of understanding or indemnity language that would protect the county from liability tied to subcontractors before the commissioners sign the contract. Elections staff said some requested clarifications had been provided in a letter from Mr. White responding to commissioner questions.

The board recorded a motion to state its support for the contract; the motion carried by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally. The board’s support was expressed as a recommendation to the commissioners, who must execute the final contract. The board also requested that subcontractor liability protections be included in final documents before the commissioners sign.

Background and context: County staff said the vendor works with Hart (the equipment manufacturer) for software and licensing and that B and L’s charges have historically been lower than bringing the manufacturer on-site from out of state. Board members and commissioners also discussed storage arrangements for election property; that topic is covered in a separate article about equipment storage and facilities plans.

The board did not adopt a formal resolution on the contract at the meeting; it recorded its support and asked for contract clarifications prior to county-commissioner approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monroe County Election Board, June 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Monroe County Election Board members on June 5 reviewed a proposed services contract with B and L, the county’s IT vendor for election equipment maintenance and support, and voiced support for the contract while asking that the county be protected from subcontractor liability before the county commissioners sign it.","taxTitle","Monroe County, Indiana","taxId",3534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210819,"Self‑appointment letter read; board records short‑term Democratic appointee",66,1637000,1703000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029&start=1637&end=1703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029/thumbnail_1637000.jpg","/articles/6210819/Monroe-County/Indiana/Selfappointment-letter-read-board-records-shortterm-Democratic-appointee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210819-373906a0c3633d887cb9b86f4ac767bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137296&Signature=eBr-AXafjSGs35ciKjPy40c-Oe8Yetd2Eo2YA3rFhejU~-9J8gDnjn-pSoGkKmhLTx60fzC3QJZS0h0FXeCMyO4gmZd54km37IrmfelfZWejKd0r8mWWxIH5u8ONHw93t5GVRFZCnJK3B6WGe7Ok6JXG3l39EcIXCgcRejWNNvH3FdBl-E2SLkAKdpeeUpf7b~jOhHrFyfp5TnKTOHgdMwtBsBhhByV6aEJN-3ZXUYbDJVSmIT10A3NAMLXrbS4D2uO5DYfXZ1KILB5k4ZHWv8V5N6LkqRJDE4~riXdRDXePSobRSN447mv8fRsoSY4-rw1IbizFZizJhQCwa~cMuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Samuel Yudak on June 5 read a letter into the record stating he was appointing himself to the Democratic Party seat on the Monroe County Election Board effective June 5 through June 30, 2025, and saying a permanent appointment would be submitted no later than June 30.

After the letter was read, a board member moved to add the letter to the record and another member seconded; the board approved the addition by voice vote.

The letter, read aloud by Yudak, said in part: “this letter serves as notice that on 06/05/2025, I’m appointing myself to the democratic party seat on the Monroe County election board effective through 06/30/2025. A formal notice of a permanent appointee will be made to county staff no later than that date.” The chair accepted the letter for the minutes and the board recorded the action.

The board took no further formal action on the permanent appointment at the June 5 meeting.","Samuel Yudak’s letter appointing himself to the Democratic party seat on the Monroe County Election Board through June 30, 2025, was read into the record and added to the minutes by board vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210824,"Commissioners, election staff outline plan to move election operations to Showers Building and consider multiple early‑voting sites",201,1877000,2078000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029&start=1877&end=2078","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029/thumbnail_1877000.jpg","/articles/6210824/Monroe-County/Indiana/Commissioners-election-staff-outline-plan-to-move-election-operations-to-Showers-Building-and-consider-multiple-earlyvoting-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210824-b3eea69d5c574173acf509bf8bf01264/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137296&Signature=fhHI9s~KbK2dQ4~ZQXPlhF6p~X5668KjOFzEcChJJGWSSzLi9OwIl5vqBlAWChGBflFhgAYpGs2cLT8l7qPYTkjx8oGbBm5rgI~QdPs8swKqsa146eaak2dn4LT~sCKu-X-NGyNnyLB7~tIzOMvqYLgeUtudYqvebHBxdcsBK6RVNpPxnY335Bo814WeaIpbCImayqGvl5rVD7IKNc1GVVpT9K7Gjg2ZE4RaMEwLPhch-QSHXbRT4k9xxEh3ydE-7c3QgssFzjrpmkY6iB3BToiWtLvhi~AnELc~SYsxXF6BR0XKeXz4a3G50RBFOHoQhZALjWSD-DvLKYwdEPLN1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Monroe County commissioners and election officials on June 5 described a plan to relocate election operations to the east side of the first floor of the Showers Building and discussed possible expansion of early‑voting sites around the county.

Commissioner Julie Thomas introduced the facilities update and asked Richard Kreider, Monroe County fleet and facilities manager, to outline plans. Kreider told the board the county began programming work in January with an architect and increased the originally planned square footage; he said the project is on a timeline to finish construction in December 2025.

Board members and commissioners discussed whether to run multiple early‑voting sites during the early‑voting period rather than a single, longer early‑voting window at one site. County staff said most county facilities are downtown and that additional early‑voting sites would likely require use of community spaces — for example, churches or public libraries — and that site selection should avoid locations used as Election Day polling places to prevent voter confusion.

Staff emphasized the operational constraint that equipment used for early voting must be secured overnight. An elections staff member noted libraries could work if they offer a lockable, sectioned room and on‑site security. The Southwest Library branch and the convention center were mentioned as low‑cost or secure options that had worked in the past; Ellettsville was raised as a community that previously requested its own early‑voting location.

The meeting included a brief history of prior efforts to provide multiple early‑voting sites: previous attempts using mobile trailers and rotating sites received negative feedback or were not cost‑feasible, and commissioners had evaluated quadrant or third‑county approaches but found them impractical in earlier discussions.

No formal decisions were made at the June 5 meeting; county staff said planning will continue and confirmed that moving equipment from an off‑site storage facility into county space (the Showers Building) was completed, removing a privately leased storage contract previously in place.","County officials described plans to renovate the Showers Building as the future home of election operations, discussed timelines for construction and options for multiple early‑voting locations, and raised security and storage concerns for equipment used at off‑site early‑voting locations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":78,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210829,"Elections staff: voter‑list maintenance underway, SVRS access audit to finish by year end",74000,140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029&start=74&end=140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3709987-b8bb298aaab0af5d6af7ff53352cb029/thumbnail_74000.jpg","/articles/6210829/Monroe-County/Indiana/Elections-staff-voterlist-maintenance-underway-SVRS-access-audit-to-finish-by-year-end","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210829-b021c1ad904243a04eb80d2379acbce8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137296&Signature=mSYfimBppjMks6tsGfqbDwK8sUWflLeypnYJQeLCXUrm~XR~fIWK2ppFIhwkjDzq5reeXd-hJkUcsOnM~G-qGOBZ7SOZD6Fr7T85PDt50kchBZ2kMNi-qd3WRB-zEw-sQDA4QTkOESbF2eVYN-2gC34Td-21AXaJkbHoIH7oH9QBcM5a3S6vrfzcgqjpfvDe6WWauYfxvWD1yVV2S09u2NUkcm0O3xbly9BjxwXUM1oiziSiN3sFtd03UaqUJyGznQoI3F0Ea25gto6cJ3uZNnVnFFrKx0AZx4A3RvkyE3vJ6PzrICjnvrgkgxNBbOQws28dYuJvawLoLTyCTNWtng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Elections staff told the Monroe County Election Board on June 5 that voter‑list maintenance is underway and that the county’s annual SVRS access audit has begun and is expected to finish by the end of the year.

A staff member said the voter‑list (voter-registration) maintenance process started in May and is expected to be completed by September 2025. The speaker described postcard mailings as part of the maintenance effort to verify whether registered voters remain at their recorded addresses and to allow voters to update or cancel registrations if they have moved.

Staff also said the annual SVRS (State Voter Registration System) audit — which reviews who has user access to the system inside the county office — began that week and should be completed by Dec. 31, 2025. The audit is intended to confirm that only authorized employees have SVRS access and that seasonal or temporary workers are not left with continued access after an election.

A member of the public asked whether the postcards were part of the voter‑list maintenance; staff confirmed they were. No formal action was taken on these updates; they were provided as information to the board and the public.","Elections staff told the Monroe County Election Board that voter‑list maintenance is in progress with an expected finish in September 2025 and that an annual audit of SVRS access began this week and should be completed by Dec. 31, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Monroe County election board endorses IT services contract, asks for subcontractor liability protections

Self‑appointment letter read; board records short‑term Democratic appointee

Commissioners, election staff outline plan to move election operations to Showers Building and consider multiple early‑voting sites

Elections staff: voter‑list maintenance underway, SVRS access audit to finish by year end