03/10/1993 CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
March 10, 1993
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met at City Hall, Thursday, March 10, 1993 at 12:00 noon, with the following members present:
Rita Garvey Mayor/Commissioner
Richard Fitzgerald Vice-Mayor/Commissioner
Sue A. Berfield Commissioner
Mayme W. Hodges Commissioner
Absent:
Arthur X. Deegan, II Commissioner
Also present:
Michael J. Wright City Manager
M.A. Galbraith, Jr. City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Mary K. Diana Assistant City Clerk
The purpose of the special meeting was to canvass the returns from the March 9, 1993 election.
The City Clerk presented three (3) certificates of testing of the automatic tabulating equipment dated as follows:
March 3, 1993 - 4:10 p.m.
March 9, 1993 - 4:00 p.m.
March 9, 1993 - 8:55 p.m.
Commissioner Fitzgerald 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 50 precincts and they are as follows:
Mayor/Commissioner - Seat 1 (three year term)
Rita Garvey 5,683
Charles F. Lecher 1,858
Lee Regulski 4,376
Bill Weller 522
City Commission - Seat 2 (three year term)
Lucius H. Pitts 3,822
Fred A. Thomas 8,387
B. Absentee Ballot Report:
Total returned 669
No Signature 3 - rejected
No Witness 7 - rejected
Signature Variations 1 - accepted
One witness - no title 6 - rejected
Signed each others 2 - accepted
Total rejected as
invalid 16
Total accepted 3
Total absentee ballots
processed 653
C. Absentee Ballot Tabulations:
Mayor/Commissioner - Seat 1 (three year term)
Rita Garvey 292
Charles F. Lecher 87
Lee Regulski 227
Bill Weller 34
City Commission - Seat 2 (three year term)
Lucius H. Pitts 176
Fred A. Thomas 456
D. Total Precinct and Absentee Ballots:
Mayor/Commissioner - Seat 1 (three year term)
Rita Garvey 5,975
Charles F. Lecher 1,945
Lee Regulski 4,603
Bill Weller 556
City Commission - Seat 2 (three year term)
Lucius H. Pitts 3,998
Fred A. Thomas 8,843
Total ballots cast 13,224
Total registered voters 58,397
Percentage of turnout 22.64%
Commissioner Berfield moved to accept the 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. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Commissioner Fitzgerald moved to declare Fred A. Thomas elected to Commissioner Seat No. 2. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.