HomeMy WebLinkAboutCERTIFICATE OF OFFICIAL RETURNS 11-08-2011CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD
OFFICIAL RETURNS
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
We, the undersigned, members of the duly constituted Board of Canvassers for
the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, do hereby certify that we met in the
office of the Supervisor of Elections on the Stn Day of November, A.D. 2011 and
proceeded to publicly canvass the votes given for the offices herein specified at the
Municipal General Election on the 8th Day of November, A.D. 2011, as shown by the
returns on file in the office of the Supervisor of Elections. We hereby certify from said
returns as follows:
For Two Year City Council Member Term, the whole number of votes cast was
7 i 3 % , of which number
ANDREA B. COY
DAVID DEVIRGILIO
DAMIEN GILLIAMS
BOB MCPARTLAN
AMBER MILLER
DON WRIGHT
(VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN THREE)
RECEIVED
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j 6 4 L VOTES
C7 6 VOTES
%D4 VOTES
/j 3 % S VOTES
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/) 6 65 VOTES
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #1
CONDUCT ELECTIONS IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS AND PROVIDE
FOUR -YEAR TERMS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Shall Sections 2.03, 2.04 and 4.12(a) of the City Charter be amended to provide that
council members shall:
• be elected in even numbered years instead of having elections every year; and
• be elected to four year terms instead of two years terms; provided that, for
purposes of transition, council members elected in 2011 shall serve until
November 2014?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED , ,c2. VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED % 1.3 VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #2
REMOVAL OF CHARTER OFFICERS
Shall Section 3.03 of the Charter be amended to provide that any charter officer
may be removed from office with or without cause by a majority vote of the entire city
council, without the presentation of written charges, suspension, notice to the charter
officer, hearing and delay provided for in the current Charter?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED $% 4 VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED 1 4 V VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #3
FILLING VACANCIES ON THE CITY COUNCIL
Shall Section 2.08 of the Charter be amended to fill city council vacancies
without calling special elections:
• if there is a scheduled citywide election within 6 months of the vacancy, the city
council may appoint a replacement;
• if there is no election within 6 months, the city council shall appoint a
replacement within 45 days; and
• vacancies are created if there are fewer candidates than city council seats open for
election?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED fi 5'/ VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED 4.0 0 3 VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #4
ELECTION ARRANGEMENTS
Since general state law and other provisions of the City Charter establish the
manner in which elections are to be called and held, shall Section 4.07 of the Charter,
which deals with the same subject, be repealed in its entirety?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED 1,4 ? VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED % d d / VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #5
CITY COUNCIL INVESTIGATIONS AND ORDERS
Since the Charter prohibits the city council from giving orders to any employee
other than a charter officer, shall Section 2.11 of the Charter be amended to delete
references to penalties for failing or refusing to follow orders from the city council?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED
No for Rejection RECEIVED
/) 3J.> VOTES
VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #6
COMMENCEMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER TERMS
In order to provide the city with additional time to receive election results from the
Supervisor of Elections, shall Sections 2.04, 2.06 and 4.08 of the City Charter be
amended to provide that newly elected council members be sworn in at the first regular
meeting of the council following certification of the election results?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED 02, 0,5 VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED 433 VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #7
JUDGE OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE AND THE CONDUCT OF
CANDIDATES
Shall Sections 2.09 and 4.13 of the Charter be amended to provide that the
Florida Division of Elections, the Florida Elections Commission or the courts shall
determine issues relating to the qualifications and election of city council members,
rather than assigning these responsibilities to the city council?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED f (, ' 5 VOTES
No for Rejection RECEIVED ' / / VOTES
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTION #8
DELETE REFERENCES TO POOR HOUSES, DAIRIES & SLAUGHTER
HOUSES
Shall Section 1.02 of the City Charter be amended to delete the references to
"poor houses ", "dairies" and "slaughter houses" listed in that Section?
Yes for Approval RECEIVED
No for Rejection RECEIVED
1,7 / g VOTES
77S VOTES
The Canvassing Board certifies that the board has reconciled the number of persons who
voted with the number of ballots counted and that the certification includes all valid
votes cast in the election.
November 8, 2011
Sal�y aio, : ebastian City Clerk
Canvassing Board Chairman
Robert Ginsburg, Attorney
City ey
Canvassing Board Member
n er, Sebastian City Manager
a assing Board Member