2014-09 2014 Generla Election ResultsRESOLUTION NO. 2014 -09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA;
ACCEPTING THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM THE OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD FOR THE 2014 GENERAL CITY
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR TERMS OF OFFICE TO BE HELD BY NOEL
CHANDLER, GARY RITTER, AND DOWLING R. WATFORD, JR., AS
ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR TERM OF
OFFICE TO BE HELD BY LANE GAMIOTEA AS ELECTED CITY CLERK;
PROVIDING FOR THE CITY CLERK TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2014, by virtue of the provisions of the Charter of the City of
Okeechobee and Florida State Law, Mayor Kirk proclaimed and declared that a
General City Election be held on November 4, 2014, by the qualified voters for three
Council Members and a City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Section 26 -4 of the Code of Ordinances, the City's qualifying
period was held from Noon, August 18 through Noon, August 22, 2014, in the Office
of the City Clerk for all persons who desired to become a qualified City Candidate;
and
WHEREAS, such person(s) who qualified as candidates for the Office of City Council and
whose names appeared on the General Ballot were: Jim Baughman, Noel Chandler,
Devin Maxwell, Gary Ritter, Dowling R. Watford, Jr., and Ray Worley; and
WHEREAS, only one person qualified as a candidate for the Office of City Clerk, that being
Lane Gamiotea, and whose name did not appear on the General Ballot, as she is
unopposed for said Office; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Agreement on August 1, 2006, with the Okeechobee
County Supervisor of Elections, which sets forth the provisions for the City General
Elections to be held in coordination with the County's Election, and submit such
results to the City Council for official acceptance; and
WHEREAS, the Canvassing Board Official Results dated November 14, 2014, and signed
by Jerry Bryant, County Judge; Diane Hagan, County Supervisor of Elections; and
Frank Irby, Board of County Commissioners Chairperson; declare the votes given
for the Nonpartisan Election held November 4, 2014, are that Noel Chandler, Gary
Ritter, and Dowling R. Watford, Jr., received the highest number of votes for the
Office of City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved before the City Council for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote
of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief
Presiding Officer for the City:
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Section 1. Statement of Votes Cast provided by the Okeechobee County Supervisor of
Elections with 2,742 registered City voters as of October 6, 2014:
Name of
Candidate:
Polling Precinct
(No. 6):
Absentee:
Early Vote:
Provisional:
TOTAL VOTES:
PERCENTAGE:
Jim
Baughman
Noel
Chandler
Devin
Maxwell
Gary
Ritter
Dowling R.
Watford, Jr.
Ray
Worley
254
383
138
273
364
271
105
137
78
106
164
103
106
166
77
177
214
100
0
2
1
0
2
1
465
14.43%
688
21.35%
294
9.12%
556
17.26%
744
23.09%
475
14.74%
Section 2. That, Noel Chandler, Gary Ritter, and Dowling R. Watford, Jr., be, and they
are hereby declared elected as City Council Members, and shall hold office
for four (4) years beginning the first Monday in January following the City
General Election and until theft successors are elected and qualified as
provided in Section 26 -5, Code of Ordinances. Terms being January 5, 2015,
through January 7, 2019.
Section 3. That, Lane Gamiotea, be, and is hereby declared elected as City Clerk, and
shall hold office for four (4) years beginning the first Monday in January
following the City General Election and until her successor is elected and
qualified as provided in Section 26 -5, Code of Ordinances. Term being
January 5, 2015, through January 7, 2019.
Section 4.
The City Clerk is hereby instructed to coordinate an Investiture Ceremony for
the official issuance and delivery of the Certificates of Election to each
candidate elected as provided in Section 26 -10, Code of Ordinances.
Section 5. All Resolution or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Resolution, or application hereof, is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion or
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions or applications here.
Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED in regular session this 18th day of November, 2014.
James E. Kirk, Mayor
ATT ST:
Lane
amiotea, 1 MC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAk. SUFFICIENCY:
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