120788-Special SessionMINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida
December 7,
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met in Special Session in the
City Commission Room at the
December 7, 1988.
City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 12:00 Noon on
Present:
Mayor-Commissioner Bettye D. Smith
Commissioner John Y. Mercer
Commissioner Whitey Eckstein
Commissioner Robert B. Thomas
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Manager Frank A. Faison
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.
Absent: Commissioner A. A. McClanahan
The Chairman called the meeting into session to canvass the returns of the
Municipal General Election held on December 6, 1988, for the purpose of electing a Mayor
and two Commissioners.
The Certificate of Results for the General Election held on December 6, 1988 was
received by the City Clerk and the City Commission and recorded as follows:
For Mayor-Commissioner
John G. Morris
Bettye D. smith
For District No. 1
Lon Howell
Jay Malone
James Sweeting, III
For District No. 3
Storm L. Richards
Robert B. Thomas
Poll ~Absentee Total
Returns Returns ~ Votes
1,092 38 1,130
1,704 38 1,742
189 15 204
178 3 18'1
260 17 277
128 2 130
464 1 465
Commissioner Mercer moved that the returns of the election held on December 6,
1988 be accepted and the absentee ballots be approved as recorded.
Commissioner Thomas and carried by the vote of the Commission as follows:
Commissioner Mercer Yea
Co~missioner Eck£tein Yea
Commissioner Thomas Yea
Mayor Smith Yea
Seconded
Commissioner Mercer moved to authorize payment in amount of $ 60.00 to
Inspectors and $ 70.00 to the Clerks, for work in the December 6, 1988 General Election.
Seconded by Conm,issioner Eckstein and carried by the vote of Lhe Commission as follows:
Commissionez Mercer Yea
Commissioner Eckstein Yea
Co~aissioner Thomas Yea
Mayor Smith Yea
The Commission authorized a Municipal Run-off General Election to be held on
December 20, 1988 for the election of a Co?missionar as follows:
District No. 1
Lon Howell
James Sweeting, III
and to authorize the Mayor and City clerk to execute the Election Proclamation for the
same.
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City Commission, Sanford, Florida
December 7,
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The Commission discussed proposals to redefine district boundaries, change the
District 4 voting location, cha~ge the date of municipal elections, decrease the
qualifying period, and increase the time between the end of the qualifying period and the
election date, and to authorize the City Attorney to initiate the proper procedures to
accomplish same.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.