HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 100572 SpecialSPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
OCTOBER 5, 1972
The Special Meeting of the City Council was held in the Assembly Room,
10500 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and was called to
order by Mayor Wiley at 8:10 P.M. The meeting opened with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by the City Clerk and present were Councilman Dunbar,
Councilman Bonner, Councilman DeLonga, Vice Mayor Kiedis and Mayor Wiley.
City Manager Robert Carlson and Attorney Brant were also present.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the Special Meeting was to Canvass the votes of the Special
Election held October 3, 1972.
MINUTES: The City Clerk read the minutes of the Special Meeting held October 3, 1972
for the purpose of canvassing the Absentee Ballots. Motion to approve the
minutes, as corrected, was made by Councilman Bonner, seconded by Vice
Mayor Kiedis. Motion unanimously carried.
RESOLUTION Resolution #42, 1972 - certifying the results of the Special Election held
October 3, 1972 was read by the City Clerk. Motion to adopt Resolution
#42, as corrected, was made by Vice Mayor Kiedis seconded by Councilman
Bonner. Motion unanimously carried.
Mayor Wiley stated there had been some discussion regarding the placement
of the City ballot,by the County Supervisor of Elections, on the voting
machines. It was alleged the ballot was hidden and was inconvenient.
As a matter of reference the City Clerk compiled the total number of votes
in the State Supreme Court race and the School Board race that had received
County wide publicity in the newspapers. In the Supreme Court race 921
votes were registered, School Board District #3 - 1082 votes, District #5-
1024 votes, District #6 - 936 votes and District #7, which is our district.
1014 votes. 1284 people came to the poles to register their vote in Palm
Beach Gardens, 1038 of those voted in the City Election which commanded the
second highest number of votes of the six issues.- Mayor Wiley concluded
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that position on the ballot did not appear to influence the interest in
any particular race.
Mayor Wiley complimented both candidates for the campaign they ran stating
they had conducted themselves in a very intelligent manner.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion for adjournment by Councilman Dunbar, seconded by Vice Mayor
Kiedis. Time for the record 8:22 P.M.
Mayor Walter Wiley `Councilman James DeLeng�,
Vice Mayor John Kiedis v Councilman( Gordon Dunbar
Councilman George Bonner
Alice Jean Kerslake, City Clerk