12-08-1971 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N9 777
SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held
in the office of the City Manager on Wednesday, December 8, 1971. The
Meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the
following members present: Councilwoman Watson and Councilmen VanderMeer
and Beals. City Manager Hopkins, City Clerk Carroll and Chief of Police
Tyndal were also present.
Mayor Smith stated the purpose of the meeting was to canvass the ballot
of the General Election of the City of Clermont held on December 7, 1971;
to authorize payment to the Election Board members for their services
and to appoint an Election Board for the General Run -Off Election to be
held on December 21, 1971.
After checking the Certificate of Result by the Election Board as to
the count registered by the voting machines and the absentee ballots
received, motion was made by Councilwoman Watson, seconded by Councilman
VanderMeer and carried that it be RESOLVED that the Certificate of
Result of the General Election of the City of Clermont held December 7,
1971 be accepted and that a copy of the results be received into these
minutes and made a part thereof and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED in accordance
with the results of the election that inasmuch as none of the candidates
for Council to Groups Two and Four received a majority of the votes
cast, it is necessary that the two candidates receiving the greater number
of votes in each group, namely, Rap P. Cochran and Claude E. Smoak, Jr.
for Group Two; George J. Schroedel and Robert C. Shumaker for Group Four,
enter the run-off election being held December 21, 1971 and that the
candidate receiving the greater number of votes in each individual group
shall be declared elected to the office of Councilman of the Group in which
they are entered, City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED and declared that upon qualification of said
officers to be elected, as aforesaid, that they shall assume the duties
of such office to which they are elected and hold the same and perform
the duties prescribed by law.
Motion was made by Counilman VadderMeer, seconded by Councilwoman Watson
and carried that each member of the Election Board and the Officer of
the Day be paid $1.25 per hour for their services during the General
Election held December 7, 1971,
Motion was made by Councilwoman Watson, seconded by Councilman Beals
and carried that the following named persons be appointed to serve
as the Election Board for the Run -Off Election of the City of Clermont to
be held on Tuesday, December 21, 1971:
A. M. Johnson, Clerk
Goldie B. 'Wilson
Louise B. Ream
Lillian G. Cork
Walter E. Leidner
George 0. Smith, Inspectors
A. B. Broyles, Officer of the Day
Mayor Smith called the following two Special Meetings: Special Meeting to
be held on December 20, 1971 at 5:05 P.M. in the office of the City Manager
to prepare the Ballot Box for the Run -Off Election to be held on December
21, 1971; Special Meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 22, 1971 at
9:00 A.M. in the office of the City Manager to canvass the Ballot of the
Run -Off Election to be held on December 21, 1971.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. -�
Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk Don. E. Smith, Mayor
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CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS
GENERAL ELECTION- - CITY OF CLERMONT
DECEMBER 7, 1971
COUNCILMAN GROUP TWO
Walter Barbour - 150 (Machine Votes)
Ray P. Cochran - 279 (Machine Votes)
2 (Absentee Votes)
Claude E. Smoak, Jr. - 385 (Machine Votes)
6 (Absentee Votes)
COUNCILMAN GROUP FOUR
Donald Hayes -
H. E. (Gene) Lucas -
George J. Schroedel -
Robert C. Shumaker -
52 (Machine Votes)
174 (Machine Votes
5 (Absentee Votes)
300 (Machine Votes
2 (Absentee Votes)
283 (Machine Votes)
1 (Absentee Vote)