1970-11-16 Regular 1857
PRESIDENT CITY COtrNCTL
November ~ ~¢ ]
'~e City Council of the ~ty of Okeechobee~ ~orida met in re~lar adjourned
session at the City Hall on the above date at 5:30 P.M. with the follo~ng present: ~esiUent
Gardner, Cmmcilmen Hunt and Wa~er with Clerk ~ivey.
~e City Clerk presented the petitions of can~dates in the general City election
~.o be held December 1, 1970 and the following petitions were ex~ined by the Council and all
petitio~ were found to co~tain 25 or more qualified electors:
~or:
Audley S. ~mham
P. P.
Councilmen:
Clarence E. ~nold
Donald L. ~rk
Russell V. Domer
F~ard W. ~uglas
Claude Gardner
~;eal S. Padgett
Franklin W~ker
Alto Warlord, Jr.
-- C~rk:
~orena ~ivey
~quncilman Walker moved to accept the petitions as presented~ seconded by Councilman
Hu~t and carried. ~e Council instructed the Clerk to have necessa~ ballots prepared for
voting machines, also to have the absentee ballots printed.
B~LOT NO.
B~OT NO. ---
OFFICIAL B~,LOT
G~E~L
CI~ ELECTION
CI~PY OF OKEECHOBEE~ FLO~DA
December 1, 1970
Marka Cross Mark (x) Before the N~e of
the Can~date of Your choice
FOR
(Vote for ~e)
~OR COU~C~L~
(2) w. 0uo s
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1 58
(--) FRANKLIN WALKER
(--) ALTO (BUBBA) WATFORD, JR.
FOR CITY CLFRK
(Vote for One)
Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried to appoint the
following Election officials for December 1, 1970 City Eleetiono Officials to be paid at
the same rate of pay as used by County $1.2~ per hour. Doris A. Carden, Clerk; Inspectors,
June N. Boromei, Violet B. Briney, Myrna Lee Davis, Ruth O. Je£fers, Deputy, Charles
Wheaton and Frank Havely, Machine Supervisor
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Councilman ~unt moved to close absentee ballot voting time h:30 P.M., November
27, 1970 seconded by Councilman Walker and carried.
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet November 2h, 1970 at ~:30 P.M.
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
November 2h, 1970
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida met in regular adjourned session
at the City Hall on the above date at 5:30 P.M. with the following present: President Gardner,
Councilmen Padgett and Walker with Clerk Spivey.
Pursuant to notice published in the Okeechobee News regarding a public hearing to
consider rezoning from Res. (R-1) to Commercial Lots 1 to 12 incl. of Block 30 of First
Addition to South Okeechobee according to Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1~ page 17, Publie
records of Okeechobee County, Florida, President Gardner asked if there were any objections
to the above rezoning. No objection~ was heard or filed, therefore, Councilman Walker moved
to rezone the above described property from Res. (R-1) to Commercial, providing the applicant
shall use the property for Cabinet Shop only and that construction of said Cabinet Shop shall
begin within 90 days from this date otherwise property will revert to its original classification,
seconded by Councilman Padgett and carried.
Councilman Walker presented the following Ordinance and moved its adoption and upon
being seconded by councilman Padgett was put to a vote and adopted·
ORDINANCE NO. 271-(6h)
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 271, BEING AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE~
FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT
AND AMENDMENT THEREOF PURSUANT TO THE PROVrSIONS OF
CHAPTER 176, FLORIDA STATUTES, 1953.
WHEREAS, application has been made by J. J. Wiggins and Flora E.
Wiggins, requesting this Council to rezone from Residential (R-1) to
Commercial~ '~ct~ ! t~-, L? :i.~_c[. Bi~'.c'~: 30, First ~dd. ~-~-~ 2outh Okeechobee, and
WHF~EAS, notice of intention to amend City Zoning Ordinance No. 271,