2018-09 2018 General Election ResultsRESOLUTION NO. 2018-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA; ACCEPTING THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM
THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
FOR THE 2018 GENERAL CITY ELECTION; PROVIDING
FOR TERMS OF OFFICE TO BE HELD BY DOWLING R.
WATFORD, JR., BOBBY KEEFE, AND BOB JARRIEL, AS
ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR
TERMS OF OFFICE TO BE HELD BY LANE GAMIOTEA,
AS THE ELECTED CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE
CITY CLERK TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018, by virtue of the provisions of the Charter of the City
of Okeechobee and Florida State Law, Mayor Watford proclaimed and
declared that a General City Election will be held on November 6, 2018, by
the qualified voters for three City Council Members and one 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 20 through Noon, August 24,
2018, in the Office of the City Clerk for all persons who desired to become
a qualified City Candidate; and
WHEREAS, such individual(s) who qualified as candidates for the Office of City
Council and whose names appeared on the General Election Ballot were:
Bob Jarriel, Bobby Keefe, Gary Ritter, and Dowling R. Watford, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, only one individual, Lane Gamiotea, qualified as a candidate for the
Office of City Clerk, 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 17, 2018,
and signed by Jerry Bryant, County Judge; Diane Hagan, County
Supervisor of Elections; and Terry Burroughs, Board of County
Commissioners Chairperson; declare the votes given for the Nonpartisan
Election held November 6, 2018, are that Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Bobby
Keefe, and Bob Jarriel 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. That the City Council hereby accepts the Official Results from the
Okeechobee County Canvassing Board for the 2018 General Nonpartisan City
Council Election. Statement of Votes Cast provided by the Okeechobee County
Supervisor of Elections with 43 percent voter participation of the 2,854 registered
City voters as of October 9, 2018:
Name of Candidate Bob Bobby Gary Dowling R.
Qualified for City Council: Jarriel Keefe Ritter Watford, Jr.
Votes by Precinct (No. 6): 276 335 257 323
Votes By Mail: 164 144 138 189
Early Voting: 303 341 306 343
Provisional Ballots: 0 0 0 0
TOTAL VOTES: 743 820 701 855
PERCENTAGE: 23.82% 26.29% 22.48% 27.41%
Section 2. That, Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Bobby Keefe, and Bob Jerrie!, having
received the highest number of votes be, and 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 their successors
are elected and qualified as provided in Section 26-5, Code of Ordinances. Terms
being January 7, 2019, through January 2, 2023.
Section 3. That, Lane Gamiotea, being unopposed, 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 their successors
are elected and qualified as provided in Section 26-5, Code of Ordinances. Terms
being January 7, 2019, through January 2, 2023.
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 27th day of November
2018. ,
ATTEST
Lane Gamiote , CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John R. Cook, City Attorney
VP/Z
Dowling R. W. ford,, r., Mayor
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