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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03141983SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 14, 1983 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE NEW CITY HALL. PRESENT: mOUNCIL~OMAN ~LEmT MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN ELECT FITZMAURICE, COUNCILMAN ELECT GALLAGHER, MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. AND ATTORNEY KILBRIDE. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE FIRST COURSE OF BUSINESS WOULD BE TO SWEAR IN THE COUNCIL ELECT AND HAVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER FOR REFERENDUM VOTE ON THE BALLOT OF APRIL 12, 1983. THE CITY CLERK SWORE IN THE THREE COUNCIL ELECT AND EACH STATE THE OATH OF OFFICE. MAYOR FLOOD CONGRATULATED COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE, COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, AND COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT BEGINNING APRIL 5TH, IN THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM FROM 2:00 , 4:00 P.M., A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CONGRESSMAN NELSON'S OFFICE WILL BE HERE TO HEAR PROBLEMS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. THIS WILL BE SCHEDULED MONTHLY, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE CITY OF FELLSMERE WOULD BE CELEBRATING THEIR 72ND BIRTHDAY, MARCH 19, 1983 AND FELT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD ATTEND AND OR PARTICIPATE. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WOULD BE IN ORLANDO AND WOULD APPRECIATE THE NEW COUNCIL ATTENDING. COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY STATED THAT IT WAS~ ~OOD TO BE BACK ON BOARD AGAIN. SUPPORT. COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER STATED~~H~E'--~OULD LIKE TO THANK THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR I MAYOR FLOOD STATED THA THE N%j WTH C WOULD BE TO APPOIN A VICE MAYOR. MAYOR FLOO _ OP~_-N_E-D ~ F£OO2k__FOR ~ CITY OF SEBASTIAN LM N I ZMAf ,.. a E LICE MAYOR VICE MA '0R THE MAYOR FLOOD ASKED IF THERE WERE ANYMORE NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE MAYOR. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE MAYOR. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A POLICY OF THE CITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO ELECT THE VICE MAYOR AND WITH ONLY THREE VOTING MEMBERS HE HOPED THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE POLICY BY VOTING. HE STATED THAT AS FAR AS THE VOTING HE FELT THAT THE OFFICE WOULD TAKE A LOT OF PERSONAL TIME AND HE HAD NO DOUBT IN HIS MIND THAT THEY WOULD BOTH DO A GOOD JOB FOR THE CITY AS VICE MAYOR. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT EACH CONCILMEMBER SHOULD VOTE FOR COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY OR COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE VOTE IS 2 TO i AND THAT THE RECORD SHOULD SHOW THAT COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE WILL BE THE VICE MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 30, 1983, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THERE WOULD BE A WORKSHOP MEETING ON THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WAS HOPING THAT THIS MEETING WOULD BE HELD IN THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MAIN STREET. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE STATED THAT THE COUNCIL OF LAST WEDNESDAY REQUESTED THAT HE PREPARE AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE MAYOR'S SALARY AND IF THE COUNCIL IS PREPARED THEY WOULD HAVE A FIRST READING AND SET A DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO THAT THIS MAY BE ADOPTED AND PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR REFERENDUM VOTE. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AMENDING SECTION 2.05 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN BY INCREASING THE MAYOR'S COMPENSATION TO $20,400.00 PER ANNUM; PROVIDING FOR REFERENDUM VOTE ON SAID AMENDMENT; STATING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: EFFECTIVE DATE. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 14, 1983 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AMENDING SECTION 2.05 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN BY INCREASING THE MAYOR'S COMPENSATION TO $20,400.00 PER ANNUM; PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM VOTE ON SAID AMENDMENT; STATING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 7:40 P.M. CITY CLERK MAYOR MINUTES APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 13, 1983.