12-08-61SpMtg DECEMBER 8, 1961.
A special meeting of the City Council of Delray Beach was held
in the Council Chambers at 8:30 A.M., with Mayor George V. Warren in
the Chair, City Manager Louis J. Smitzes, City Attorney John Ross
Adams, and Councilmen A1 C. Avery and John A. Thayer.
Mayor Warren called the meeting to order announcing that same had
been called for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the General
Election held on Tuesday, December 5th, 1961 in compliance with Section
155 of the City Charter and for any other business which may come be-
fore the meeting.
City Clerk Worthing presented the following canvass of returns of
the 1961 General Election:
"GENERAL ELECTION !961
For MAYO..._~R TgT~.L..WgT.ES
2-Yr. Term WALTER DIETZ 1,069
R. J. HOLLAND 1, O~
For COUNCILMAN
2-Yr. Term O.W. WOODARD, JR. 1,271
GEORGE TALBOT, JR. 1,032
J. LeROY CROFT 947
O. D. PRIEST, JR. 861
RE: Amendment to the City Charter to allow the City Council to
fix the Salary of each Councilman and the Mayor, from time
to time, by Ordinance, provided the maximum salary of each
Councilman shall not exceed $100.00 per month, and the max-
imum salary of the duly elected Mayor shall not exceed
$150. O0 per month.
IN FAVOR 762
AGAINST 447
TOTAL VOTES CAST
2,202
D.
City Clerk"
It was moved by M~. Thayer, seconded by M~. Avery and unanimously
carried to certify said returns.
City Manager Smitzes p~esented a request from Mayor Elect Walter
Dietz to use the City Hall from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. today, December 8th,
to receive complaints and comments from the public. The request was
unanimously granted on motion of M~. Avery and seconded by Mr. Thayer.
City Manager Smitzes asked for an appropriation of $?5.00 from the
Contingency Fund to cover the expense of minimum Ch~istmas Decorations
for the City Hall, it being unanimously approved on motion by Mr.
Avery and seconded by M~. Thayer.
It was moved by M~. Avery to direct the City Manager to prepare
the necessary ordinance for presentation Monday night to .pay ~,lO0.O0
per month for each Councilman and '~150.00 per month for the Mayor.
The motion was seconded by M~. Thayer and carried unanimously.
City Clerk Worthing asked if it was possible to obtain a definite
conclusion as to whether there would be any protest of the outcome of
the returns from Tuesday's election, in order that the voting machines
could be released to the County.
Mr. Avery moved that the City Manager be asked to canvass the three
defeated candidates to determine if there is a protest, and if not to
release the machines. The motion was seconded by M~. Thayer and
carried unanimously.
The meet.t, ng adjourned at 8:40 A.M.
ROBERT D WORTHING
12-8-61
DECEMBER $, 1961.