12-04-1968 Special Meeting
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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 4, 1968.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 P. M. by Mayor Smith with the
following named Councilmen present: Prior, Beals and Cochran. Absent:
Oswalt and VanderMeer. City Attorney Langley and City Manager Johnson
were also present.
Mayor Smith stated that the first order of business was to canvass the
ballot of the General Election of the City of Clermont held on December 3,
1968.
After checking the ballot motion was made by Councilman Beals and seconded
by Councilman Cochran that it be RESOLVED that the Certificate of Result
of the General Election of the City of Clermont held on Tuesday, December
3, 1968 be accepted and the results received into the minutes and made
a part thereof and be it further RESOLVED in accordance with the results
of the General Election
that Don E. Smith be, and is hereby declared elected to the office
of ~1ayor/Councilman Group Three (3) for a two (2) year term
commencing on the second Tuesday in January, 1969~
and that Samuel Bratton be, and is hereby declared elected to
the office of Councilman, Group One (1) for a two (2) year term
commencing on the second Tuesday in January, 1969.
and that Richard (Buddy) Oswalt be, and is hereby declared,
elected to the office of Councilman, Group Five (5) for a two
year term commencing on the second Tuesday in January, 1969.
During discussions on the motion City t1anager Johnson advised the Council
that J. William Prior had entered a protest on two counts regarding the
Election and that the two counts in question were:
1. That all members of the Election Board were of one political
party affiliation and that State Law requires that all
political parties be represented, and
2, That Betty Daniel, a member of the Election Board, has
permitted her name to be included among others in a paid
political advertisement as an endorser of his opponent.
Councilman Prior stated that it was not his intention to contest the
results of the election but that he wished the minutes of the meeting to
include his protest in order that it would be a matter of record,
On roll call vote on the RESOLUTION the result was: Ayes: Beals, Prior and
Cochran: Ayes: Three: Nayes: None. Absent OS\'/alt and Vandert1eer.
A copy of the results of the Election immediately follow these minutes
and are a part thereof and the certificate of result is on file in the office
of the City Clerk,
Councilman Oswalt arrived at the meeting at this time.
A general discussion took place regarding the location of the new well.
with final action on the matter deferred until the next Council meeting.
and carried