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Home My WebLink About03182002 Spc Mtg CITY 0 SLBIS'flAN HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ELECTION MATTERS AGENDA MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002-7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ALL AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK - 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. ELECTION MATTERS (City Clerk Transmittal 3/13/02, R-02-12 w/Certificate of Canvassing Board) A. Resolution No. R-02-12- Certificate of Canvassing Board - Election Results A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA,PERTAINING TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS; PROVIDING FOR DECLARATION OF RESULTS;DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE 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. B. Investiture of Newly Elected Officials by City Clerk C. Election of Mayor by New Council D. Election of Vice-Mayor by New Council 5. ADJOURN (All meetings shall adjourn at 10:30 p.m.unless extended for up to one half hour by a majority vote of City Council) • ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING(OR HEARING)WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE,WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105 F.S.) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT(ADA),ANYONE WHO NEEDS A 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 OF SEBASTIAN -W _ HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TRANSMITTAL SUBJECT: 3/12/02 Election Matters AGENDA NO: • Resolution No. R-02-12• Investiture of Elected Officials DEPT. ORIGIN: City Clerk 91111 • Election of Mayor • Election of Vice Mayor DATE SUBMITTED: 3/13/02 MEETING DATE: 3/18/02 APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: EXHIBITS: R-02-12 City Manager : Expenditure Required: Amount Budgeted: Appropriation Required: Not At This Time 1) Resolution No. R-02-12 Recommended Action: Move to adopt Resolution No. R-02-12, certificate of canvassing board (by current City Council members). 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." 2) Investiture of Newly Elected City Council Members: 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 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." 3) Election of Mayor Recommended Action: Mayor Barnes,as incumbent 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. 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. 4) 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." Iwp-electltransmt2.wpd 4 RESOLUTION NO. R-02-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS;PROVIDING FOR DECLARATION OF RESULTS; DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE 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,former Vice Mayor Ben Bishop,whose term would have expired in March 2003,vacated his City Council seat on September 26, 2001, and pursuant to Section 2.08(c) of the City Charter, City Council appointed a successor to fill that seat until the seating of a successor elected by the electorate of the city at the next general municipal election to be held March 12, 2002; and WHEREAS, in addition to the two (2) two(2)year terms to be filled in even numbered years, the vacant one(1) year term was added to the ballot. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.05 of the City Charter, the Mayor issued a Proclamation on December 12,2001,calling a general election for March 12,2002,for the purpose of selecting three(3)City Council members; and WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to Section 4.07 of the City Charter,adopted Resolution No. R-01-85 on December 12,2001, specifying Precincts 12, 14, 15 and 16 as the official polling places for the City of Sebastian for the general election, naming the offices to be filled; and authorizing the Supervisor of Elections to administer the election; and WHEREAS, the City Council amended Resolution No. R-01-85 by adoption of Resolution No. R-02-04 on February 13, 2002 to reflect changes to two of the four polling places; 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 21, 2001, and January 4, 2002 in the Vero Beach Press Journal, a newspaper of general circulation and advertised the polling place changes on February 17, 2002; and WHEREAS,the City Clerk has posted notice of the general election on the official announcement board located at City Hall; and WHEREAS, Precincts 12, 14, 15 and 16 of the City of Sebastian,Indian River County, Florida, held a general election on March 12, 2002; and WHEREAS,the City Canvassing Board has verified said returns and has found the same in proper form. 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 the City of Sebastian for the general election, held on March 12, 2002, in Precincts 12, 14, 15, and 16 of the City of Sebastian, as attached hereto as Exhibit"A". SECTION 2. RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby directed to enter the results of the general election in the official minutes of the City Council meeting during 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 Councilmember Joe Barczyk Councilmember Raymond Coniglio Councilmember James Hill Councilmember Edward Majcher, Jr. The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 18th day of March, 2002. CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA By: Walter Barnes ATTEST: Mayor Sally A. Maio, CMC City Clerk (SEAL) Approved as to Form and Content for Reliance by the City of Sebastian Only: Rich Stringer City Attorney Iwp-electlresolut2.wpd 6 CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD CITY OF SEBASTIAN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FL We, the undersigned,members of the duly constituted Board of Canvassers for the City of Sebastian, Florida, do hereby certify that we met in the office of the Supervisor of Elections on the 12th Day of March A.D. 2002 and proceeded to publicly canvass the votes given for the offices herein specified at the General Election held on the 12th Day of March A.D.,2002, as shown by the returns on file in the office of the Supervisor of Elections. We do hereby certify from said returns as follows: For City Council Member,the whole number of votes cast was /W , of which number (VOTE FOR TWO) WALTER W. BARNES RECEIVED /,02Y..2 VOTES BETSY FIELD-CONNELLY RECEIVED I Y7 7 VOTES JAMES A. HILL RECEIVED VOTES For City Council Member, (special race to complete vacated seat as per City Charter) (VOTE FOR ONE) RAYMOND G. CONIGLIO RECEIVED , , L)2 h VOTES SAL NEGLIA FCEIVED 98( VOTES , (452_ )74 Canvassing Board Member, Sally Maio Canvassing Board Membe , .ch Stringer 4/0,471thie 0-- )4.662/-014,2 va darivassing Board Member,Jeanette Williams