Common use of Cost of Services Clause in Contracts

Cost of Services. Political Subdivision shall share some expenses for the above services, supplies and equipment. Additional elections may lower costs for each entity, and election cancellations may raise costs for each entity. It is understood that other political entities may wish to participate in the use of the County’s electronic voting equipment and polling locations, and it is agreed that Contracting Officer may enter into other contracts with entities for those purposes on terms and conditions generally similar to those set forth in this Agreement. Only the actual expenses directly attributable to this Agreement and any prorated shared expenses may be charged to Political Subdivision, plus a 10% administrative fee. (a) Costs for early voting, election day, equipment delivery, supplies and mail ballots, including payroll and equipment leasing, will be shared proportionally between all political subdivisions which enter into a joint election agreement with County according to the number of voting precincts within each political subdivision. Equipment leasing costs are listed on Exhibit D – Contract Costs. (b) Costs for ballot programming will be paid by each political subdivision for the number of election contests each has on the ballot according to costs as listed on Exhibit D - Contract Costs.