120584-Special Session MINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida
December 5 at 12:00 Noon 19 84
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Special Session in the
City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 12:00 o'clock Noon on December 5, 1984.
Present: Mayor-Commissioner Lee P. Moore
Commissioner Milton E. Smith
Commissioner Edward A. Yancey
Commissioner David T. Farr
Commissioner Edwin O. Keith
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Manager W. E. Knowles
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.
The Chairman called the meeting into session to canvass the returns of the
Municipal General Election held on December 4, 1984, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and
two Commissioners.
Election returns and absentee ballots were received, opened and examined by the
City Clerk and the City Commission and recorded as follows:
For Mayor Election Absentee Total
Returns Returns Votes
Bettye D. Smith
Tom Speer
Edward A. (Ned) Yancey
For District No. 1
A. A. McClanahan
John Y. Mercer
For District No. 2
Larry D. Blair
C. B. (Coach) Franklin
Bob Thomas
1,273 36 1,309
871 46 917
764 19 783
318 38 356
362 6 368
165 11 176
75 -- 75
435 4 439
A. A. McClanahan reported he will request a recount for District 1, and questioned
the determination of residency of voters of District 1.
Commissioner Keith moved that the returns of the election held December 4, 1984 be
accepted and the absentee ballots be approved as recorded, subject to a recount if
requested. Seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried.
Thereupon, John Y. Mercer, District 1, and Bob Thomas, District 2, were each
certified as duly elected to said respective offices, for terms of four years to commence on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1985.
Commissioner Farr moved to authorize payment in amount of $45.00 to Inspectors and
$50.00 to the Clerks, for work in the December 4, 1984 General Election. Seconded by
Commissioner Yancey and carried.
Commissioner Keith moved to authorize a Municipal Run-Off Election to be held
December 18, 1984, for the election of a Mayor from candidates as follows:
Bettye D. Smith
Tom Speer
and to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Election Proclamation for same.
Seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried.
Commissioner Yancey moved to appoint Commissioner Keith to represent the
canvassing board at the Logic and Accuracy Test on December 17, 1984, at the Office of the
Supervisor of Elections of Seminole County. Seconded by Commissioner Smith and carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjo~/~.
MAYOR
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