03-16-89SpMtg MARCH 16, 1989
A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Doak S. Campbell in the
Commission Chambers at City Hall at 12:14 P.M., Tuesday, March 16, 1989.
Roll call showed:
Present - Commissioner Marie Horenburger
Commissioner Mary McCarty
Mayor Doak S. Campbell
Absent - Commissioner Patricia Brainerd
Commissioner Jimmy Weatherspoon
Also present were - City Manager Walter O. Barry and
Assistant City Attorney Susan Ruby.
Mayor Campbell called the meeting to order and announced that
this meeting has been called for the purpose of (1) Canvassing the
returns and declaring the results of the March 14, 1989 First Nonparti-
san Election.
1. The City Clerk reported that she has compared the information
on the voter's certificate on the back of the absentee ballot with the
registration information furnished by the County Supervisor of Elections
to determine that the elector casting the absentee ballot is duly
registered in the precinct referred to and that he or she has not
otherwise voted in this election. She also has compared the ballots
being presented with the record of such ballots, which include the date
that a request for the absentee ballot was made, the day the absentee
ballot was delivered or mailed and the day the ballot was received in
the City Clerk's office, required by Florida Statute 101.62(3) and has
determined that we have received all ballots required except six
unreturned and one ineligible.
Ms. Horenburger moved to approve the Clerk's comparison of the
absentee ballots presented with the record required by Florida Statutes
101.62 as prepared by the City Clerk's office, seconded by Ms. McCarty.
Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Ms. Horenburger - Yes;
Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 3 to
0 vote.
The City Clerk presented the absentee ballots, and noted that
130 absentee ballots were issued.
The results of the absentee ballots are as follows:
Seat Commission Member Total
(1) Helen Coopersmith 49
(1) Mary McCarty 43
(3) William "Bill" Andrews 54
(3) Patricia "Pat" Healy 38
Ms. Horenburger moved to approve the results of the absentee
voting as follows:
For Commission Member - Seat No. 1
Helen Coopersmith 49
Mary McCarty 43
For Commission Member - Seat No. 3
William "Bill" Andrews 54
Patricia "Pat" Healy 38
Seconded by Ms. McCarty. Upon roll call the Commission voted as fol-
lows: Ms. Horenburger - Yes; Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes.
Said motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote.
The City Clerk presented the regular votes other than
absentee votes for the office of Commission Member - Seat No. 1 and Seat
No. 3 as follows:
Seat Commission Member
(1) Helen Coopersmith 1825
(1) Mary McCarty 3369
(3) William "Bill" Andrews 3123
(3) Patricia "Pat" Healy 2001
Ms. McCarty moved to approve the results of the voting other
than absentee voting which has already been approved as indicated above,
seconded by Ms. Horenburger. Upon roll call the Commission voted as
follows: Ms. Horenburger - Yes; Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes.
Said motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote.
The City Clerk reported that the total votes for each candidate
for Commission Member - Seat No. 1 and Seat No. 3, including all the
regular and absentee votes as follows:
Seat Commission Member - Seat No. 1 Total
(1) Helen Coopersmith 1825 + 49 Absentee 1874
(1) Mary McCarty 3369 + 43 Absentee 3412
Commission Member - Seat No. 3
(3) William "Bill" Andrews 3123 + 54 Absentee 3177
(3) Patricia "Pat" Healy 2001 + 38 Absentee 2039
Ms. Horenburger moved to approve the total votes for Commission
Member - Seat Nos. 1 and 3 including all the regular and absentee votes
as indicated above, seconded by Ms. McCarty. Upon roll call the Commis-
sion voted as follows: Ms. Horenburger - Yes; Ms. McCarty - Yes; Mayor
Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote.
Ms. Horenburger moved that, based upon the above and foregoing,
it is hereby declared that Mary McCarty is elected as Commission Member
- Seat No. 1, and William Andrews is elected as Commission Member - Seat
No. 3, for a two-year term commencing March 30, 1989, and ending in
accordance with the City Charter, seconded by Ms. McCarty. Upon roll
call the Commission voted as follows: Ms. Horenburger - Yes; Ms. McCarty
- Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 3 to 0 vote.
Mayor Campbell declared the meeting adjourned at 12:29 P.M.
ATTEST:
The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach
and that the information provided herein is the minutes of the meeting
of said City Commission of March 16, 1989, which minutes were formally
approved and adopted by the City Commission on ~.~ ~'f~,~
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NOTE TO READER:
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above, then this means that these are not the official minutes of City
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