10-26-1988 - Special
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CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER
SPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 26, 1988
MINUTES
Mayor Baugh called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. in the Community Center.
He stated the purpose was for certifying absentee ballots of the primary
election held October 25, 1988; declaring resulting of primary election
(Resolution #88-R-54); and declaring candidates for the general election
to be held November 8, 1988 (Resolution #88-R-55).
ROLL CALL
Mayor Earl Baugh
Councilman Louis Rotundo
Councilman Russell Prater
Councilman Neil Asting
Councilman David Mitchum
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City Attorney Jose' Alvarez Present
City Manager William Powers Arrived later
Acting City Clerk Susan Wadsworth Present
Chief Lawrence Schumaker Present
Acting City Clerk Wadsworth stated she had no questions on the ballots at this
point. Mayor Baugh recessed the meeting at 4:03 P.M. for opening of the ballots.
Mr. Powers arrived at the meeting during this recess, at 4:07 P.M.
Mayor Baugh called the recessed meeting back to order at 4:21 P.M. He opened
the canvass of election envelopes and read the totals by machine number. Acting
City Clerk Wadsworth indicated those numbers agreed with hers.
Acting City Clerk Wadsworth stated there was a total of 71 absentee ballots and
one was not notarized. There was discussion about whether to accept that ballot.
Mayor Baugh requested a motion if they wanted to accept it. Councilman Asting
made that a motion. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0.
Acting City Clerk Wadsworth read the ballots and after calculation, she read the
totals for each candidate, as follows: Baugh - 6; Mitcnum - 48; Roberts - 8;
Sheridan - 9; Hatfield - 33; Jones - 16; Muller - 8; Rotundo - 11; Bennington - 33;
Martin - 24; Prater - 12; Denton - 17; Fish - 23; McClain - 11; and Wagner - 15.
She then read the grand totals received for each candidate: Baugh - 372; Mitchum -
1,639; Roberts - 376; Sheridan - 206; Hatfield - 956; Jones - 974; Muller - 180;
Rotundo - 397; Bennington - 1,414; Martin - 591; Prater - 499; Denton - 551;
Fish - 817; McClain - 484; and Wagner - 609.
Declare results of primary election held October 25, 1988 (Res. #88-R-54) -
City Attorney Alvarez read this Resolution. RES. 88-R-54 - A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 25, 1988;
REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
He read the names and totals received. He read the section which declared the
following candidates for the general election: Davi~ Mitchum for Mayor; Danny
Hatfield and Kirk Jones for Council Zone 1; Gigi Bennington for Council Zone 2;
and Thomas Fish and William B. Wagner, Jr. for Council Zone 4~ Acting City Clerk
Wadsworth stated that Katherine Odham had determined that David Mitchum and
Gigi Bennington would not appear on the November 8th ballot. City Attorney
Alvarez changed th~ wording for those two candidates to indicate they were declared
the winner at the primary election. Councilman Asting moved they adopt the
resolution. Councilman Prater seconded the motion. Councilman Rotundo asked
if the other candidates should be on this and Acting City Clerk Wadsworth replied
this was the result of last night. Motion CARRIED 5-0.
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Declare candidates for general election to be held November 8, 1988 (Res.
#88-R-55) - City Attorney ~lvarez read this Resolution. RES. 88-R-55 - A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, DECLARING
THE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL SEATS FOR ZONES 1,2,3,AND 4
IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 8, 1988; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. He read the names of those
candidates: Mayor - David L. Mitchum; Council Zone 1 - Danny K. Hatfield and
Kirk E. Jones; Council Zone 2~Gigi Bennington; Council Zone 3 - John Wilbur
and Russell Gold; and Council Zone 4 - Thomas A. Fish and William B. Wagner, Jr.
Councilman Asting moved they adopt the resolution. Councilman Rotundo seconded
the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0.
Mayor Baugh requested a motion to adjourn. Councilman Prater so moved.
Councilman Mitchum seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 4:58 P.M.
Minutes submitted by:
Lura Sue Koser
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Council Special Meeting Minutes
October 26, 1988