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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into this 4ch day of May, 2021, by and between the Board of County Commissioners on behalf of the County of Boulder, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic, for the benefit of the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder (the "Clerk") and the City of Louisville, a Colorado municipal corporation whose address is 749 Main Street, Louisville, CO 80027 (the "City"). The Clerk and the City may be collectively referred to as the "Parties." This Agreement fully replaces and supersedes any previous Intergovernmental Agreement between the Parties addressing mail ballot drop-off boxes and video security surveillance of the same. WHEREAS, the Clerk conducts elections in Boulder County and provides election services to Boulder County voters; and WHEREAS, to better serve its citizens, the Clerk desires to install stand-alone mail ballot drop-off boxes throughout Boulder County for receipt of mail ballots; and WHEREAS, the Clerk and the City agree that the Clerk may remove the mail ballot drop- off box located at the Louisville Police Department and may install a mail ballot drop-off box at the Louisville Recreation Center, 900 Via Appia Way, Louisville, CO 80027 (the "Property") and also agree that the Clerk may use and have access to the City's video surveillance recording system at the Property to monitor the mail ballot drop-off box; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Colorado Election Code (CoLo. REV. STAT. § 1-1-101, et seq.) and Colorado Secretary of State's Election Rules (8 Colorado Code of Regulations 1505-1), mail ballot drop-off locations must meet certain requirements, including monitoring by an election official or video security surveillance recording system during all times when mail ballot drop-off boxes are open to receive ballots; and WHEREAS, this Agreement is designed to serve the citizens of Boulder County during elections by providing a convenient location for voters to drop off their completed mail ballots; and WHEREAS, intergovernmental agreements are authorized and encouraged by Article XIV, Section 18 of the Colorado Constitution and CoLo. REv. STAT. § 29-1-203. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals, promises, covenants and understandings set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Mail Ballot Drop -Off Box. a. Description and Location. The mail ballot drop-off box is a secure location for the deposit of mail ballots. The mail ballot drop-off box will be located in the parking lot of the Property as shown in Exhibit A. The mail ballot drop-off box and area immediately