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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; ACCEPTING
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR THE 2021 SPECIAL CITY ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR TERMS OF OFFICE TO BE HELD BY NOEL A.
CHANDLER, AS AN ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER; PROVIDING FOR
THE CITY CLERK TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2021, by virtue of the provisions of the Charter of the City of
Okeechobee and Florida State Law, Mayor Watford proclaimed and declared that a
Special City Election will be held on May 4, 2021, by the qualified voters for one City
Council Member; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Section 26-4 of the Code of Ordinances, the City’s qualifying
period was held from Noon, February 8 through Noon, February 12, 2021, 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 Special Election Ballot were: Noel A. Chandler, Lisa
Feltenberger, Beth W. Lehman, and David R. McAuley; 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 Elections,
and submit such results to the City Council for official acceptance; and
WHEREAS, the Canvassing Board Official Results dated May 14, 2021, and signed by
William J. Wallace, County Judge; Melissa Arnold, County Supervisor of Elections;
and Terry Burroughs, Board of County Commissioners Chairperson; declare the votes
for the Special City Election held May 4, 2021, are that Noel A. Chandler 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:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby accepts the Official Results from the Okeechobee
County Canvassing Board for the 2021 Special City Council Election. Statement of Votes
Cast provided by the Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections with 11.78 percent voter
participation of the 3,125 registered City voters as of May 4, 2021:
Name of Candidate
Qualified for City Council:
Noel A.
Chandler
Lisa
Feltenberger
Beth W.
Lehman
David R.
McAuley
Votes by Precinct (No. 6): 65 55 54 34
Votes by Mail: 67 21 35 37
Provisional Ballots: 0 0 0 0
TOTAL VOTES:
PERCENTAGE:
132
35.87%
76
20.65%
89
24.19%
71
19.29%
Section 2. That, Noel A. Chandler, having received the highest number of votes be, and
are hereby declared elected as a City Council Member, and shall hold office beginning June
1, 2021, through January 6, 2025, and until their successors are elected and qualified as
provided in Section 26-5, Code of Ordinances.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to organize an Investiture Ceremony for the
purpose of administering the Oath of Office, and issue the Certificate of Election to the
candidate as provided in Section 26-10, Code of Ordinances.
Section 4. All Resolution or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 5. 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 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED in Regular Session this 18th day of May 2021.
Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John J. Fumero, City Attorney