HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-24 City Commission Meeting Agenda AddendumADDENDUM
DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
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10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
10.2 Legal Services – Commissioner Duke
10.3 Special Election
13. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
13.1 City Manager
13.1.1 Water Supply Issue – Status Update
Item #10.3
TO: Mayor and City Commission
CC: Robert Baldwin, City Manager
FROM: Louise Stilson, City Clerk
RE: Special Election to fill vacancy
DATE: November 24, 2009
After considerable discussion with the Supervisor of Elections Office, the dates for the City of
Dania Beach Special Elections are: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 for the Primary Election; and
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 for the General Election.
There is a city in northern Broward County that is holding a Special Election on Tuesday,
February 2, 2010. However, we cannot meet the timeframe to hold our Primary Election on this
date, and the SOE will not allow 2 Special Elections during the same month on separate dates.
(The ballot goes to the printer on December 11, 2009.)
¾ The City Charter requires that within 30 days from the date the vacancy occurs, the City
Commission shall take action to call a special election to fill the vacancy for the
remainder of the unexpired portion of the term.
¾ The City Commission must adopt a resolution calling for the special election.
¾ The City Commission must enter into an agreement with the SOE to run the election and
hire the pollworkers.
¾ State Law requires that the notice of special election be published 2 times at least 10 days
prior to the first day set for qualifying.
¾ Because this is a special election, the City can set the dates for the qualifying period. My
recommendation would be from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2010 – 12:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 6. 2010. All ballot information is due to the SOE by Friday,
January 8, 2010.
¾ If only 2 people qualify, no Primary Election is needed, however the General Election
will still be held on April 6, 2010.
¾ If more than 2 people qualify for the Primary Election, and if a candidate receives a
majority of the valid votes cast, that candidate shall be declared elected without holding
the General Election.