HomeMy WebLinkAbout31097 - MINUTES - City Commission MEETING OF NOVEMBER 8, 1967 Canvassing Votes
POLL CALL
Commissioner Adams Present
Commissioner Brice Absent
Commissioner Kelly Present
Commissioner Waiters Present
Mayor Commissioner Marant Present
City Manager - Mr. Goldberg Present
Chief of Police Absent
Attorney Clarke Walden Present
Acting City Clerk Present
Mayor Marant: "The purpose of the meeting is to .certify the results
of the General Election held November 71 1967. City Manager, have
you received your certified copy of the results?"
City Manager: "Yes."
Mayor Marant: "You have received yours, Mrs. Moore?"
Mrs. Moore: "Yes, sir."
Attorney Walden: "Mr. Mayor, I have put in resolution form so there
won't be any question as to what you vote on today. Whereas Section 7
Article 2 Part 6 of the Charter of the City of Dania reads such as
follows: 'Section 7 Canvass of the voting at each place when ascertained
shall be certified by return in duplicate signed by the clerk and the
majority of the inspectors of election. One bopy being delivered by
such clerk and inspectors to the City Manager and the other to the City
Clerk-Auditor both of which shall transmit such returns to the City
Commission at a meeting held at ll: 00 A.M. on a day following the election
and at such meeting the City Commission shall canvass the return of the
results as shown by such elections and shall be by the City Commission
declared the result of the election and the City Clerk-Auditor shall
furnish a certificate of election to each person shown to have been
elected. ' The results are as follows:
Precinct North West Total
James Adams 334 139 57 530
Robert Houston 783 329 269 1,381
J: D. Thornton 736 318 116 12170
Veta Mae Petermann 147 80 532 759
Summarizing all the votes cast South - 1,086
North 462
West 705
Total 23253
That at a meeting of the City Commission at 11: 00 A.M. on November 82
' 1967 the aforesaid returns were canvassed and approved and that the
City Commission does hereby declare the results of the election that
is the candidates elected to the office of City Commission to be as
follows:
Robert Houston and J. D. Thornton. The City Clerk-Auditor is to furnish
a certificate of election to Robert Houston and J. D. Thornton that at
the conclusion of the meeting of the City Commission as a canvassing board
held November 8, 1967,the City Commission did adjourn as a canvassing board.
The resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption."
A motion was made that the resolution be adopted by Commissioner Waiters
and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Mr. Marant noted that a last year's
copy of the Voting certification was included in the envelope addressed
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for the City Manager. It was suggested that the City Clerk call Mrs.
Dunn in and inform her of the error that was made so that they might be
more careful next year in their tabulations.
No questions on the motion, the voting was as follows:
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Commissioner Adams Yes
Commissioner Kelly Yes
Commissioner Waiters Yes
Mayor Marant Yes
® Mr. Marant: "The resolution has been passed. The City Clerk will
send a letter to Mr. Houston and Mr. Thornton informing them that they
have been elected to the City Commission of the City of Dania and that
the results have been certified and approved by the City Commission."
Attorney Walden: "New candidates will be sworn in following the
• election."
Mayor Marant; "The time for swearing in and the organizational meeting
that would affect the new candidates is to be held Tuesday, November 14,
at 11:00 A.M. "
• The meeting was adjourned.
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