120468 MINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, .Florida
Dec.ember 4 at 12 Noon
19, 68
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Special Meeting at the
City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 12:00 o'clock Noon, December 4, 1968, for the
purpose of canvassing the Election Returns of the Municipal General Election, held on
December 3, 1968, and any other business to come before the Commission.
Present: Commissioner W. Vincent Roberts, Mayor
" Earl Higginbotham
" Lee P. Moore
" M.L. Raborn, Jr.
" A.L. Wilson
City Attorney W. C. Hutchison, Jr.
City Manager W. E. Knowles
City Clerk H. L. Whelchel
Absent: Police Chief Ben E. Butler
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
Commissioner Moore moved to call the meeting into session to canvass the returns
of the Municipal Election, held December 5, 1968, for the purpose of electing two City
Commissioners for the term of three years, commencing on the first Tuesday after the first
iMonday in January, 1969. Seconded by Commissioner Higginbotham and carried. Said returns
made by the Clerks and Inspectors as 'follows:
FOR CITYCOMMISSION - GROUP I
James H. Crapps
Gordon Meyer
Mack N. Cleveland, Sr.
FOR CITY COMMISSION -GROUP II
W. Vincent Roberts
Mack N. Cleveland, Sr.
W. M. Philips
TOTAL
VOTING TABULATION
MaChine Votes
Absentee Votes
Total
Commissioner Higginbotham then moved that the returns of the Clerks and Inspectors
of the Municipal General Election, held December 5, 1968, be accepted and'the absentee ballots
be approved as recorded. Seconded by Commissioner Raborn and carried.
Thereupon, James H. Crapps, Group I, and W. Vincent Roberts, Group II, were certi-
fied as the duly elected City Commissioners of the City of Sanford, Florida, for the three
year term commencing with the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1969.
Consideration was next given to the request of the Sanford Merchants Association
for the City to install poles along First Street from Sanford Avenue to French Avenue to
suspend seven decorative Christmas trees over the streets. After discussion, Commissioner
Raborn moved to take the following action on said request:
1. Installation of additional support poles on First Street is denied.
2. The City to i~stall the respective Christmas tree decorations under the
following conditions:
(a) The Merchants Association will be responsible for contacting
the merchants or property owners and obtaining their permission
that said decorations may be anchored to the building.
(b) The Merchants Association Will assure the City against all
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liability, including any anchorage damage to the downtown
buildings.
Seconded by Commissioner,~Moore and carried.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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MAYOR