Res 03-72 RESOLUTION NO. 3-72.
A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE
HOLDING OF A BOND ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, IN THE COUNTY OF PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
$2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF SAID
CITY FOR BEACH IMPROVEMENTS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. A special bond election of the qualified electors
residing in the City of Delray Beach, in the County of Palm Beach,
Florida, is hereby called to be held on the 14th day of March, 1972,
at the time and places hereinafter set forth, to determine whether or
not the issuance of $2,000,000 general obligation bonds shall be ap-
proved by such qualified electors for the purpose of financing the
cost of the construction and acquisition of improvements for the resto-
ration, erosion control and preservation of the public beaches in said
city, consisting of the placement of sand and the construction of beach
erosion control facilities such as but not limited to reefs, break-
waters, sea walls, groins, public parking facilities and passageways
including roads for access to such public beaches, and including the
acquisition of any properties, real or personal, or other purposes
appurtenant or incidental thereto, and to levy ad valorem taxes with-
out limit as to rate or amount to pay the principal of and interest on
such bonds on all taxable property in said city; provided, that no such
bonds shall be issued for a longer term than thirty (30) years and that
no bond shall bear interest at a rate or rates exceeding the maximum
legal rate of interest at the time of the sale of said bonds.
Section 2. The polls will be open at the voting places for said
bond election at seven o'clock A.M. until seven o'clock P.M. on the same
day. Only the duly qualified electors residing in said City will be per-
mitted to vote in said bond election.
Section 3. That the places of voting in said bond election are
as follows:
Polling Place
Precinct No. 166 St. Vincent Ferrer's Church, 740 Palm Trail.
Precinct No. 172 Spady School Cafeteria, 300 N. W. 8th Avenue.
Precinct No. 173 Carver Jr. High School, 301 S. W. 14th Avenue.
Precinct No. 175 Community Center Building, 50 N. W. 1st Avenue.
Precinct No. 190 Beach Fire Station, 23 Andrews Avenue.
The Inspectors and Clerks for the polling places for said Bond
election will be the same as those designated by the Board of County
Commissioners of Palm Beach County, Florida for the election being
held at the same time for the Presidential Preference Primary.
Section 4. Voting machines shall be used at said bond election
and the form of ballot to be used in said bond election shall be in
substantially the following form:
Page 2. R~solu.%ion No. 3-72.
BALLOT
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
IN THE COUNTY OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Bond Election - March 14, 1972
Shall the City of Delray Beach, in Palm Beach County,
Florida, issue not exceeding $2,000,000 principal
amount of general obligation bonds of said city
bearing interest at not exceeding the maximum legal
rate of interest at the time of the sale of said
bonds, maturing not later than thirty (30) years
from the date of issuance thereof, payable from ad
valorem taxes levied on all taxable property in said
City without limit as to rate or amount for the pur-
pose of financing the cost of the placement of sand
and the construction of Beach Erosion Control facili-
ties, as more specifically described and provided in
Resolution No. 3-72 of the City Council of said city
adopted on the 24th day of January, 1972.
Instructions to Voters: Indicate by pulling down lever
over "FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS"
if you favor the issuance of
said Bonds.
Indicate by pulling down lever
over "AGAINST APPROVAL OF
BONDS" if you do not favor the
issuance of said Bonds.
SECTION 5. Paper ballots shall be used at said election for ab-
sentee voting. The form of ballot to be used in said election for ab-
sentee voters shall be in substantially the form provided in Section 4
above, except that Instructions to Voters shall be as follows:
Instructions to Voters: If you are in favor of the issu-
ance of said Bonds, place an "x"
in the space to the left of the
words "FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS".
If you are not in favor of the
issuance of said Bonds, place
an "x" in the space to the left
of the words "AGAINST APPROVAL
OF BONDS".
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
have printed on plain white paper a sufficient number of the aforesaid
ballots and to deliver them to the appropriate officials for absentee
voters and shall also have printed sample ballots and shall deliver
them to the appropriate officials conducting the Palm Beach County
Presidential Preference Primary on or before the date and time for the
opening of the polls for such bond election at said voting places at
which voting machines are to be used, and is further authorized and
directed to make appropriate arrangements with the proper officials of
Palm Beach County for the use of such voting machines at the polling
places specified in Section 3 hereof and to have printed on plain white
paper and delivered in accordance with law the official ballots for
use in such voting machines.
Page 3. Resolution No. 3-72.
SECTION 7. The Supervisor of Registration of the County of
Palm Beach is hereby authorized and directed to make up and certify
a list of all qualified electors residing in said city and eligible
to vote in said bond election. A certified copy of such list shall
be furnished to the Inspectors and Clerks of the election at the poll-
ing places where votes are to be cast in said bond election and a
certified copy of such list shall be filed and preserved among the
records of this City Council.
SECTION 8. That this Resolution shall be published in full as
a part ~f this~noti~e .of said bond election together with an appropriate
caption in such form as the City Clerk shall determine, in the Delray
Beach News Journal a newspaper published and of general circulation
in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, once each week for five consecu-
tive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days
prior to the date of said bond election.
SECTION 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 24th day of
January, 1972.
ATTEST:
City Clerk/~