03-13-86SpMtg MARCH 13, 1986
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Doak S. Campbell in the
Council Chambers at City Hall at 1:34 P.M., Thursday, March 13, 1986.
Roll call showed:
Present - Council Member Malcolm T. Bird (Arrived 1:45 P.M.)
Council Member Marie Horenburger
Council Member Arthur Jackel
Council Member Jimmy Weatherspoon
Mayor Doak S. Campbell
Absent - None
Also present were - City Manager James L. Pennington and
City Attorney Herbert W.A. Thiele.
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 11, 1986 First Non-
partisan Election.
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 date the absentee
ballot was delivered or mailed and the date 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 10 which
were not returned as reflected on the absentee elector's record and that
the other ballots being presented are properly accounted for.
Mr. Jackel 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 and to have the record of
absentee electors as prepared by the City Clerk's office attached to and
made a part of the minutes of this meeting, seconded by Mr.
Weatherspoon. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mrs.
Horenburger - Yes; Mr. Jackel - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor
Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 4 to 0 vote.
The City Clerk presented the absentee ballots, and noted that
83 absentee ballots were issued, 10 were not returned.
Mr. Bird arrived at this time.
The results of the absentee ballots are as follows:
Council Member Total
Richard J. Dougherty 34
Sidney S. Soloway 17
Leonard Syrop 22
Mrs. Horenburger moved to approve the results of the absentee
voting as follows:
For Council Member - Seat No. 2
Richard J. Dougherty 34
Sidney S. Soloway 17
Leonard Syrop 22
Seconded by Mr. Jackel. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr.
Bird - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger - Yes; Mr. Jackel - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon -
Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
The City Clerk presented the regular votes other than absentee
voted for the office of Council Member - Seat No. 2 as follows:
Council Member
Richard J. Dougherty 2,293
Sidney S. Soloway 958
Leonard Syrop 820
Mrs. Horenburger moved to approve the results of the voting
other than absentee voting which has already been approved as indicated
above, seconded by Mr. Jackel. Upon roll call Council voted as follows:
Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger - Yes; Mr. Jackel - Yes; Mr.
Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5
to 0 vote.
The City Clerk reported that the total votes for each candidate
for Council Member - Seat No. 2, including all the regular and absentee
votes as follows:
Council Member - Seat No. 2
TOTAL
Richard J. Dougherty 2,293 + 34 Absentee 2,327
Sidney S. Soloway 958 + 17 Absentee 975
Leonard Syrop 820 + 22 Absentee 842
Mrs. Horenburger moved to approve the total votes for Council
Member - Seat No. 2 including all the regular and absentee votes as
indicated above, seconded by Mr. Jackel. Upon roll call Council voted
as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger - Yes; Mr. Jackel - Yes;
Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a
5 to 0 vote.
Mrs. Horenburger moved that, based upon the above and fore-
going, it is hereby declared that Richard J. Dougherty is elected as
Council Member - Seat No. 2, for a two-year term commencing March 27,
1986, and ending in accordance with the City Charter, seconded by Mr.
Bird. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs.
Horenburger - Yes; Mr. Jackel - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor
Campbell - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
OFFICE OF MAYOR
Doak S. Campbell - unopposed
The City Clerk reported that for the Office of Mayor, Candidate
Doak S. Campbell was unopposed, therefore, being the only candidate for
the Office of Mayor, he is hereby declared to be elected to that office
in accordance with Section 5.04(b) (2) in that he is deemed to have voted
for himself. Mr. Campbell's term is a two-year term commencing on March
27, 1986 and ending in accordance with the City Charter.
Mr. Bird moved that Doak S. Campbell be declared as the winner
as he was the only candidate who filed for the Office of Mayor, to be
seated as of March 27, 1986 for a two-year term ending in accordance
with the City Charter, seconded by Mrs. Horenburger. Upon roll call
Council voted as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger - Yes; Mr.
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Jackel - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said motion
passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
COUNCIL MEMBER - SEAT NO. 4
Jimmy Weatherspoon - unopposed
The City Clerk reported that for Council Member - Seat No. 4,
Candidate Jimmy Weatherspoon was unopposed, therefore, being the only
candidate for Council Member - Seat No. 4, he is hereby declared to be
elected to that office in accordance with Section 5.04(b) (2) in that he
is deemed to have voted for himself. Mr. Weatherspoon's term is a
two-year term commencing on March 27, 1986 and ending in accordance with
the City Charter.
Mrs. Horenburger moved that Jimmy Weatherspoon be declared as
the winner as he was the only candidate who filed for Council Member -
Seat No. 4, to be seated as of March 27, 1986 for a two-year term ending
in accordance with the City Charter, seconded by Mr. Bird. Upon roll
call Council voted as follows: Mr. Bird - Yes; Mrs. Horenburger - Yes;
Mr. Jackel - Yes; Mr. Weatherspoon - Yes; Mayor Campbell - Yes. Said
motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote.
Mayor Campbell declared the meeting adjourned at 1:53 A.M.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
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 Council of March 13, 1986, which minutes were formally
approved and adopted by the City Council on~~z~.~/~,/~.
NOTE TO READER:
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above, then this means that these are not the official minutes of City
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