03/14/1990 CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
March 14, 1990
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met at City Hall, Wednesday, March 14, 1990, at 12:03 p.m., with the following members present:
Rita Garvey Mayor/Commissioner
William Nunamaker Commissioner
Richard Fitzgerald Commissioner
Absent:
Lee Regulski Commissioner
Don Winner Vice-Mayor/Commissioner
Also present:
Ron H. Rabun City Manager
M.A. Galbraith, Jr. City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
The purpose of the special meeting was to canvass the returns from the March 13, 1990, election.
The City Clerk presented three (3) certificates of testing of the automatic tabulating equipment dated as follows:
March 5, 1990 - 10:00 a.m.
March 13, 1990 - 4:00 p.m.
March 13, 1990 - 9:26 p.m.
Commissioner Nunamaker moved to accept the three (3) certificates of testing. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
The City Clerk presented the tabulations of votes for the 44 precincts are as follows:
Mayor/Commissioner, Seat 1 (Three Year Term)
Rita Garvey 8308
Don Winner 5698
City Commissioner, Seat 3 (Three Year Term)
Sue A. Berfield 6478
Jay F. Keyes 1107
Frank H. Mason 400
Lee Savage 4723
Robert E. Wright 702
Absentee Ballot Report
Total returned 561
No Signature 11
No Witness 10
Signature Variations 2
Witness Variations 9
Other Variations 26
Total rejected as illegal 31
Total absentee ballots
processed 530
Absentee Ballot Tabulations:
Mayor/Commissioner, Seat 1 (Three Year Term)
Rita Garvey 290
Don Winner 227
Commissioner, Seat 3 (Three Year Term)
Sue Berfield 216
Jay F. Keyes 35
Frank H. Mason 26
Lee Savage 171
Robert E. Wright 52
Total Precinct and Absentee Ballots:
Mayor/Commissioner, Seat 1 (Three Year Term)
Rita Garvey 8598
Don Winner 5925
City Commissioner, Seat 3 (Three Year Term)
Sue A. Berfield 6694
Jay F. Keyes 1142
Frank H. Mason 426
Lee Savage 4894
Robert E. Wright 754
Total ballots cast: 14,660
26.9 % Turnout
Total Registered Voters: 54,484
Commissioner Fitzgerald moved to accept City Clerk's report and declare the results as reported official. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Commissioner Fitzgerald moved to declare Rita Garvey re-elected to Mayor/Commissioner Seat No. 1 and Sue Berfield elected to Commissioner Seat No. 5. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 12:09 p.m.