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RESOLUTION NO. -4 - 8 + - / 3
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A Resolution certifying returns of General and Special Election held in the
City of Sebastian, Florida, on the 13th day of March, 1984:
W HER E A S, the returns of the General and Special City Election held in the
City of Sebastian, Florida, on March 13, 1984, signed by the Clerk and Inspectors of
said election were received by the City Council and filed with the City Clerk, AND,
W HER E A S, the Absentee Electors' ballots duly certified by the City Clerk
as being all of the Absentee Electors' ballots received by the City Clerk by 5:00
P.M. of the date preceding the city election held on March 13, 1984, were also
received by the City Council from the City Clerk, AND,
W HER E A 5, Vice Mayor Robert Fitzmaurice, Councilman Richard Szeluga, and
Elizabeth Reid, Deputy City Clerk, serving as a Canvassing Board proceeded to canvass
said returns and said Absentee Electors' ballots and the results of said election
as shown by said returns appeared to be correct, except for the results of the
Special Election, AND,
W HER E A 5, said Canvassing Board completed a re-count of returns of Special
Election, AND,
W HER E A S, it appears from the return of the General and Special City
Election held on March 13, 1984, duly certified by the Clerk and majority of
Inspectors of said election and delivered to the City Clerk and by her transmitted
to the City Council that the votes cast at said election, after a re-count, were
as follows:
For MAYOR:
2 year term
(vote for one)
Alice A. Allard
Pat Flood, Jr.
James Gallagher
Tim W. Smith, Jr.
Peter P. Vallone
GENERAL ELECTION
Machine Absentee
Rec~ i ved Votes Votes TOTAL
" 431 13 444
" 533 24 557
" 875 13 888
" 15 0 15
" 184 11 195
2099
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
For MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL:
2 year term
(vote for one)
Machine
Votes
Absen tee
Votes
TOTAL
Received
Betsy C. Adams
Joseph Grant
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1077
669
31
25
1108
694
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
REFERENDUM QUESTIONS:
1. SHOULD ORDINANCE NO. 84-1 BE ADOPTED WHICH
AMENDS SEC. 2.02 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTI.4N BY REQUIRING ONE YEAR RESIDENCY
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY TO HOLD
THE OFFICE OF MAYOR .4NDjOR COUNCIL MEMBER?
.4BSENTEE VOTES
1802
FOR
AGAINST
1283
48
451
11
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
1793
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2. SHOULD ORDINANCE NO. 84-2 BE ADOPTED WHICH
AMENDS SEC. 2.05 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN BY STATING THAT THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL RECEIVE COMPENSATION, NOT SALARY,
AND PERMITS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES
INCURRED WHILE ON CITY BUSINESS WHEN
APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL?
ABSENTEE VOTES
FOR
799
29
AGAINST
1008
29
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
1865
3. SHOULD ORDINANCE NO. 84-3 BE ADOPTED WHICH
AMENDS SEC. 4.12 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN BY REQUIRING "RUN-OFF" ELECTIONS
FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATES WHEN NONE RECEIVE A
MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST?
FOR
985
AGAINST
820
.4BSENTEE VOTES
35
25
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 1865
4.
CITIZENS INITIATIVE ON MAYOR'S SALARY AMENDS
LANGUAGE IN SEC. 2.08 OF THE CITY CHARTER BY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACT AS CHIEF ADMINI-
STRATIVE OFFICER, DECLARING THE POSITION TO
BE FULL-TIME AND THE COMPENSATION SHALL BE
EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST PAID SALARIED DEPARTMENT
HEAD IN THE CITY.
AGAINST
1150
40
FOR
500
21
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 1761
SPECIAL ELECTION
For MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL:
1 year term
(Vote for one)
Received
Machine Absentee
Votes Va tes TOTAL
706 19 725
485 21 506
/;77 7R hq~
Linda L. Keenan
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Joseph Palmer
Edward Paluch
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TOTAL VOTES CAST:
1926
TOTAL MACHINE VOTES CAST: 2061
TOT.4L ABSENTEE VOTES G.4ST: 61
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W HER E A S~ the City Council has canvassed said returns and said Absentee
Electors' ballots and have found the same to be correct and in order;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the results of the General and Special
Election held in the City of Sebastian, Florida, on March 13, 1984, be, and the same
are hereby declared to be as shown above as set out in this resolution and that
Betsy Adams, be, and she is hereby declared to have been duly elected member of the
City Council of the City of Sebastian for the ensuing two (2) years, and that Linda
Keenan be, and she is hereby declared to have been duly elected member of the City
Council of the City of Sebastian for the ensuing one (1) year, and that James Gallagher
be, and he is hereby declared to have been duly elected Mayor of the City of Sebastian
for the ensuing two (2) years.
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Deputy CfbClerk
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly passed and adopted by
the Ci ty Council of the City of Sebastian, F lor ida, this I C; fI.-, day of 1'vt.<fl/'WL, 1984.
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~puty~y Clerk
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