11-19-1973 Supporting DocumentsMI N U T E S No. 984
SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
office of the City Manager on Monday, November 19, 1973. The meeting was called to
order at 5:05 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr. with the following members
Councilmen BCCzech, Schroedel
and eofficialseals. Other csent heCityManager Hopkins,City ClerkCarrollandDirector of CommunityServiesSmyt.
Mayor Smoak announced the purpose of the meeting to be that of verifying the
petitions of candidates for the General Election to be held on December 4, 1973;
to prepare the question to be determined by straw vote, and to authorize the
official ballot.
City Clerk Carroll advised that petitions of candidates John D. Blanchard, Richard
E. (Buddy) Oswalt, Henry Czech, Dan A. Waller, Charles B. Beals, Claude E. Smoak, Jr.,
George J. Schroedel and William 11. Stone had been checked and were in order. City
Clerk Carroll advised that the petition of candidate Fred Jackson had been checked
and did not contain the required signatures of at least twenty five registered
voters in order to qualify.
City Manager Hopkins submitted the following three proposals for the questions to
be determined by straw vote, for Council's consideration:
(1) Do you think Clermont and Minneola should
be one city?
(2) Do you favor the consolidation of Clermont and
Minneola?
(3) Do you favor discussion between Clermont and Minneola
officials which could lead to consolidation of the two
communities?
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Czech and unanimously
carried that proposal Number 3 be accepted.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Czech and unanimously
carried that the Official Ballot of the General Election of the City of Clermont,
Florida to be held on December 4, 1973 be prepared as follows:
FOR COUNCILMAN -GROUP ONE
(One Year Term)
John D. Blanchard
Richard E. (Buddy) Oswalt
FOR COUNCILMAN -GROUP TWO
(Two Year Term)
Henry Czech
Dan A. Waller
FOR MAYOR/COUNCILMAN-GROUP THREE
(One Year Term)
Charles B. Beals
Claude E. Smoak, Jr.
FOR COUNCILMAN -GROUP FOUR
(Twb' Yea{^ Term)
George J. Schroedel
William H. Stone
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FOR STRAW VOTE DETERMINATION
Do you favor discussion between Clermont and
Minnoola officials which could lead to consolidation
of the two communities?
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak.
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Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk