A. The city shall pay all necessary expenses relating to the conduct of each city election, including those of securing polling places and providing ballot boxes, ballots, voting booths or screens, national flags and other supplies, and any wages due to election officials except that all expenses of making a recount shall be apportioned pursuant to BMC 7.90.070.

B. The city shall pay each election official an hourly rate for time spent at their election duties, including the receiving of instructions and posting of notices. The clerk shall set the hourly compensation to be paid for time spent by election officials. The clerk shall retain a record for auditing and payment of election expenses, including the cost of giving notice, renting polling places, paying election officials, securing ballot boxes, booths and other election necessities. [Ord. 17-40 § 2; Ord. 11-13 § 2.]