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Home My WebLink About03152004HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA PACKET MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA MARCH 9, 2004 GENERAL ELECTION MATTERS HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ELECTION MATFERS AGENDA MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. INVOCATION 4. ROLL CALL ELECTION MATTERS (City Clerk Transmittal, R-04-10, Certificate of Canvassing Board) A. CURRENT CITY COUNCIL 1. Adopt Resolution No. R-04-10 - Certificate of Canvassing Board A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE MARCH 9, 2004 MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR DECLARATION OF COUNCIL RESULTS; DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE COUNCIL ELECTION IN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2. Presentation of Plaque to Mayor Barnes B. NEW CITY COUNCIL 1. Investiture of Newly Elected Officials by the City Clerk 2. Election of Mayor 3. Election of Vice Mayor CLOSING REMARKS BY COUNClLMEMBERS 7. ADJOURN If any person decides to appeal a decision with any respect to any matter considered at the above hearing or meeting, said person will need a verbatim record of all proceedings including the testimony and evidence, which is not provided by the City. (F.S.286.0105) In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who needs special accommodation for this meeting should contact the City's ADA coordinator at 589-5330 at least 48 hours in advance of this meeting. Hearing Assistance Headphones are Available in the Council Chambers for all Government Meetings. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TRANSMITTAL SUBJECT: 3/9/04 Election Matters · Resolution No. R-04-10 · InVestiture of Elected Officials · Election of Mayor · Election of Vice Mayor AGENDA NO: DEPT. ORIGIN: City Clerk DATE SUBMITTED: 3/10/04 MEETING DATE: 3/15/04 EXHIBITS: R-04-10 CURRENT CITYCOUNClL 1) Resolution No. R-04-10 - Certificate of Canvassing Board In accordance with Section 4.08(c) of the City Charter, "The City Council shall hold a Special Meeting on the first Monday following the election for the purpose of receiving the certificate of the county canvassing board of the returns for Indian River County, Florida, or the city canvassing board, as the case may be. The City Council shall then declare the results of the election and enter them in the minutes of the special meeting. ' The Indian River County Canvassing Board has certified the March 9, 2004 election results and they are attached to Resolution No. R-04-10. Recommended Action: Move to adopt Resolution No. R-04-10. 2) Presentation of Plaque to Mayor Barnes NEW ClTY COUNClL 1) Investiture of Newly Elected City Council Members and Seating at the Dais: Recommended Action: The City Clerk will call each newly elected official to the podium individually to be sworn in and then the newly elected City Council member shall take his/her place at the dais. In accordance with Section 2.04(b) of the City Charter, 'The term of each newly elected council member shall begin on the Monday following the election, at a special meeting of the city council to be held for the purpose of swearing in such newly elected officials. If a regular city council meeting is to be held the Monday following the election, the newly elected officials shall be sworn in at the conclusion of such regular meeting." Section 4.08(c) continues, "Any oath of office required to be administered to the newly elected council members shall be administered at such special city council meeting or at the next city council meeting where the newly elected council members are in attendance." 2) Election of Mayor Recommended Action: The incumbent Mayor, or in his absence, the Vice Mayor, shall ask for and receive nominations for mayor and then close nominations. The City Clerk will then call the roll and each Council member shall vote in the affirmative on nominee of his/her choice. The first nominee that receives a majority of affirmative votes shall be elected mayor. Vice Mayor Coniglio will call for nominations. In accordance with Section 2.06 of the City Charter, "...after the seating of any newly elected council members, at the first scheduled city council meeting subsequent to the second Tuesday in March, the new city council shall, as the first order of business, elect a mayor from among its members. The incumbent mayor or in his or her absence, the vice-mayor or in his or her absence, the senior member of city council, shall ask for nominations for mayor. After all nominations have been made, the nominations shall be closed. The city clerk shall then call the roll of the council members and each council member shall cast an affirmative vote for the council member of their choice. The council member that receives a majority vote shall be elected mayor. In the event no council member receives a majority of the votes cast on the first ballot, balloting with sequential roll calls shall continue until a council member receives a majority vote. Council members shall not nominate themselves. Only elected council members shall be eligible for the office of mayor. (1) If there is no mayor seated on the new or existing city council, a temporary city council chairperson may be elected from the incumbent members of the city council for the purpose of electing a mayor as set forth above. (2) In the event there is only one nomination and second for mayor, the nominee shall be seated as mayor. 3) Election of Vice Mayor Recommended Action: The newly elected mayor shall ask for nominations for vice-mayor. The City Clerk will then call the roll on each nominee and each Council member shall vote in the affirmative on nominee of his/her choice. The first nominee that receives a majority of affirmative votes shall be elected vice- mayor. In accordance with Section 2.06(c), "At the first regularly scheduled city council meeting subsequent to the second Tuesday in March, the city council shall elect a vice-mayor from among its members. The term of the vice-mayor shall be for one year or until his or her successor is elected. The vice-mayor shall be elected using the same procedure as for the election of the mayor." RESOLUTION NO. R-04-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE MARCH 9, 2004 MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR DECLARATION OF COUNCIL RESULTS; DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE COUNCIL ELECTION IN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.05 of the City Charter, the Mayor issued a Proclamation on December 10, 2003, calling for a general election in the City of Sebastian for March 9, 2004; and WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to Section 4.07 of the City Charter, adopted Resolution No. R-03-56 on December 10, 2003, specifying Precincts 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 201,203, and 204 as the official polling places for the City of Sebastian for the general election, and naming the offices to be filled; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Sebastian, pursuant to Section 100.021 of the Florida Statutes, published notice of the general election on December 26, 2003, and January 2, 2004 in the Veto Beach Press Journal, a newspaper of general circulation. WHEREAS, the City Clerk has posted the Election Proclamation and notice of the general election on the official announcement board located at City Hall; and WHEREAS, at the close of qualifying on January 23, 2003, five candidates had qualified for the two seats available in March 2004; and WHEREAS, by virtue of the Presidential Preference Pdmary on the March 9, 2004 ballot, canvassing was conducted by the Indian River County Canvassing Board in accordance with State law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION '1. DECLARATION. The City Council of the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, hereby accepts the returns provided by the Canvassing Board for Indian River County for the general election, held on March 9, 2004, in Precincts 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 201,203, and 204, as attached hereto as Exhibit "A". SECTION 2. RECORDING The City Clerk is hereby directed to enter the results of the Council election in the official minutes of the City Council meeting dudng which this Resolution is adopted. SECTION 3. CONFLICT. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Councilmember The motion was seconded by Councilmember and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Mayor Walter Barnes Vice Mayor Ray Coniglio Councilmernber Joe Barczyk Councilmember Jim Hill Councilmember Nathan McCollum The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 15th day of March, 2004. CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA By: Walter Barnes, Mayor Approved as to Form and Content for Reliance by the City of Sebastian Only: A'FI'EST: Sally A. Maio, CMC - City Clerk (SEAL) Rich Stringer - City Attorney 2 **UNOFFICIAL** CERT/leICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD CITY OF Si~,BASTIAN INDIA~ RIVER coLr~Ty, FLORIDA We, the undersigned, members Of the duly co~timted Board of Canv~ser$ for I.r//lia~ ][~iver Comity, Flor/da, do hereby cowry that we met in the Office of the Supeiwisor of ]~lections on the 9~ Day' of Mm'ch, A.D. 2004 and proceeded to publicly canvass the ~otas give~ for the offices herein apecified at the Municipal G~ne~al Election on the 9m Day of March, A.D. 2004, as shown by tho returns on file in'the office of the Supervisor of El~tioms. We hereby certify fi.em said r~mms as follows: For City Council Member, the whole number ofvotas cast was q,~q c] , of which number (VOTE FOR TWO) WALTEK W. BARNES RECEIVED q/~/ VOTES '. MICHAEL HEPTI~STALL RECEIVED l; O# 9 VOTES ED MA/~ RECEIVF-D 'it 7 F VOTES LISANN~ MONI~P. RECEIVED i, ~t?O VOTES · LONNI~ R. pOWRLL RECEIYED q q 5 VOTES Judge Canvassing Board Chairman Arthur Neuberg~ Board of County Commissioners Kay Clx/t Supervisor of F2ections