11-03-1999 - Special * r THE CITY OF EDGEWATER
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Mayor Randy G. Allman Voting Order
District 1 Councilman James K. Gornto Councilman Hammond City Manager Kenneth R. Hooper
District 2 Councilman Myron F. Hammond City Attorney Nikki Clayton
District 3 Councilman Gary W. Roberts Councilman Robert City Clerk Susan J. Wadsworth
District 4 Councilwoman Judith R. Lichter Councilwoman Lichter
Mayor Allman
Councilman Gornto
November 1, 1999
- PUBLIC NOTICE-
To All Members of the City Council:
I hereby call a Special Meeting of the City Council for Wednesday, November 3,
1999, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Center to certify the results of the General
Election held November 2, 1999.
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any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, that individual will need a record of the proceedings
and will need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate
in any of these proceedings should contact City Clerk Susan Wadsworth, 904 - 424 -2407, prior to the
meeting.
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RESOLUTION NO. 99 -R -20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 2, 1999,
AND DECLARING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR THE TERM BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15, 1999;
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM
QUESTIONS REGARDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY
CHARTER; REPEALING RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, has made the following
determinations:
1. On November 2, 1999, a general election was held regarding Council members for
the City of Edgewater, Florida.
2. All votes have been tabulated and confirmed.
3. It is necessary for the City Council to forward to declare the results of the election and
Mayor and Council members for the two year term of office beginning November 15, 1999.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida:
Section 1. The candidates in the November 2, 1999, general election received the number
of votes as set forth below:
MAYOR
Randy G. Allman 898
Don Schmidt 2,137
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DISTRICT 1
James P. Brown 1,570
Jim Gornto 1,310
DISTRICT 2
Myron F. Hammond 1,046
Dennis Vincenzi 1,945
DISTRICT 3
Harriet Berg Rhodes 1,615
Gary W. Roberts 1,299
Section 2. The Mayor and Council members for the term of office beginning November
15, 1999, are as set forth below:
MAYOR
Don Schmidt
DISTRICT 1
James P. Brown
DISTRICT 2
Dennis Vincenzi
DISTRICT 3
Harriet Berg Rhodes
DISTRICT 4
Judy Lichter
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Section 3. The results of the referendum questions regarding proposed amendments to
the Charter are as follows:
a) Change the qualifications of Mayor and Council
Shall the qualifications of mayor and council be changed from the current Charter
which states "they must be a qualified elector of the city on the date that person
qualifies to run for office" to read "they must be a qualified elector of the city and
shall have resided within the city for no less than one (1) year ".
YES 2,642
NO 353
b) Elections and Terms
Shall terms for mayor and council members be changed from two (2) year non-
staggered to four (4) year staggered terms and limited to two (2) complete
consecutive terms? If approved, in November 2001, Districts 2 and 4 would be
elected for two (2) years and the Mayor, Districts 1 and 3 would be elected for four
(4) years. Regular elections would continue every two (2) years thereafter for four
(4) year terms.
YES 1,548
NO 1,429
c) Limitations on Borrowing
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater include restrictions by placing limitations
on borrowing? Currently, there are no such restrictions in place. This modification
would restrict the City from incurring additional debt of more than 0.75% of the next
taxable ad valorem property value during any forward moving five (5) year period
unless such debt was approved by a referendum of eligible voters in a general
election.
YES 2,393
NO 550
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d) Maintaining Reserves of General Fund
Shall the City be required to maintain reserves at a minimum of fifteen percent (15 %)
with a maximum of twenty -five percent (25 %) of the general fund?
YES 2,451
NO 457
e) Filling of Vacancies of Mayor and City Council
Shall the Charter amend the criteria for filling of vacancy for mayor? The Charter
currently reads "In case of vacancy, the vice mayor shall serve as mayor for the
unexpired terms." The modification states "...if less than 6 months remain in the
unexpired term, council by a vote of 3 or more members shall appoint the mayor."
If more than 6 months remain, a special election shall be called to fill such vacancy.
YES 1,854
NO 1,056
f) Procedures - Rules and Journal - Citizen Comments
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater be amended to reflect that citizen
comments at the beginning and directly prior to adjournment of a council meeting not
include agenda items; all comments relating to matters on the agenda will be
addressed at the time the matter is before council?
YES 2,117
NO 718
g) Initiative and Referendum
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater include an initiative and referendum
section giving qualified voters of the City upon completion of certain requirements
the opportunity to request council consider or reconsider ordinances under certain
circumstances?
YES 2,336
NO 465
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h) Residency Requirement for Certain City Employees
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater include a requirement that states that the
city council may not waive the residency requirement for the city manager and that
the council shall only grant waivers for city attorney, city clerk and department heads
under extraordinary circumstances?
YES 2,068
NO 815
i) Public Information
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater include requirements of ethics and fairness
regarding dissemination of information and education of the public regarding City
issues and authorizing the use of City funds for said purpose?
YES 2,273
NO 565
j) Charter Review and Amendment
Shall the Charter of the City of Edgewater include the requirement that the City
Council appoint a charter review committee every five (5) years for review of the city
charter recommending additions, deletions, or changes to the city council for
consideration and that any amendments made to the charter will be in accordance
with general law?
YES 2,319
NO 530
k) Corrections of Scrivener's Errors
Shall the City of Edgewater correct certain scrivener's errors which will clarify the
language of Section 3.05 - Compensation; Section3.06 - Mayor and Section 4.07 -
Personnel System?
YES 2,410
NO 347
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