Res 22-85 RESOLUTION NO.' 22-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ON MARCH 12,
1985, AND DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE RESULTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida,
by a resolution duly and regularly adopted at its meeting held on the 29th
day of January, 1985, did call an election to be held on the 12th day of
March, 1985, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
residing within the City, for their approval or disapproval of the ques-
tion of whether the City should issue General Obligation Bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of not ~exceeding $5,000,000 bonds, bearing
interest at a rate or rates not to exceed the legal rate fixed by law; and
said resolution having further provided and directed that notice of said
election be given by publication in accordance with law; and,
WHEREAS, due and regular notice of said bond election has been
published in The News of Delray Beach being a newspaper of general circu-
lation in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and said publication having
been made twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior
to the week in which the referendum is to be held, to-wit: March 12,
1985; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforesaid resolution calling said elec-
tion and in accordance with law, the question in said resolution stated
was submitted to the qualified electors residing in said City, for parti-
cipation in the election on the date specified in said resolution, to-wit:
March 12, 1985; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that the list of qualified electors who voted
at such election has been returned to this City Council by the Inspectors
and Clerks together with the returns hereinafter mentioned; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that said election has been duly and properly
held in accordance with law and that the votes cast thereat have been
returned, delivered and canvassed, and that the returns of said election
have been delivered to this City Council for the purpose of canvassing
said election returns and determining and certifying the results thereof;
and, ~
WHEREAS, it appears from the official returns of said election so
delivered to 'Chis City Council and so canvassed by this City Council as
aforesaid that the total numbers of votes cast in said election by such
qualified electors, as above described, residing in said City approved the
issuance of said General Obligation Bonds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council at this meeting duly and regu-
larly held, have duly and regularly canvassed according to law the offi-
cial returns of said election and hereby determines, finds, declares and
certifies the results of such election, as follows:
Proposal - $5~000~000 Bonds to finance all or a ~ortion
of the construction of a new Public Safety Facility
consisting of facility for the operations of the Police
DeDartment of th~ City of Delra~ Beach~ Florida~.a
radio communications system~ prisoner processing facil-
ities~ and storage of motor vehicle parking facilities
incidental thereto: -
(a) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City in favor of the issuance of the
bonds described in the Proposal was 3,487.
(b) The total number of votes cast in such election by said
qualified electors residing in said City against the issuance of the bonds
described in the Proposal was 1,759.
(c) A majority of the votes cast in such election by such quali-
fied electors residing in said City approved of the issuance of the bonds
submitted at such election under the Proposal.
Section 2. That said election was in all respects conducted in
accordance with law, and that all steps in connection with and preceding
such election have been duly, regularly and lawfully taken and had, and
that all provisions of the Statutes and Constitution of the State of
Florida have been duly complied with.
Section 3. That the issue of bonds at said election as provided
above, if any, may be issued at such time or times and with such other de-
tails and conditions as shall be hereafter determined by the City Council.
Section 4. That said returns shall be entered and recorded in
the minutes of the City Council; and this resolution, determination,
finding, declaration and certificate shall be recorded in the minutes of
said City Council.
Section 5. That this resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in special session on this the 13th day of
March, 1985.
ATTEST:
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