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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 • 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: A 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. • Richard Marant an Moore d Mayor-Commissioner ting City Clerk • • • • L 6 ;c t