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Home My Public Portal About19760405SCMeeting15 Savannah Beach, Georgia April 5, 1976 A Special. Called Meeting of Savannah Beach City Council was held this evening at eight p.m. following the General Municipal Election for the purpose of receiving the Certified Election Returns of the Savannah Beach General Municipal Election held today from the Election Board of Chatham County who acted as Municipal Superintendent for this Election; and to adopt the necessary Resolution so that official notation thereof of these results may be made in the records in the City of Savannah Beach. The meeting was resided over by Mayor M. J. Counihan and a quorum consisting of the following Councilmen were present: J. M. Agnew, Jim Bond, Bob Davenport, Richard DeLoach, Edward Fahey and John Wylly. City Attorney William H. Pinson, Jr. was also present. Also present at this meeting were the following members of the Election Board of Chatham County: Gordon B. Smith, Chairman, Shelby Myrick, Dan Wright, Jr., Marie Brazzel,Joseph J. Tribble, Mary Humbert, Supervisor, and Jeanne Trapani, Supervisor. Following the opening, the Mayor called upon the Clerk to state the purpose of this Special Meeting. Following which Mr. Gordon B. Smith, Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Elections, to read the Certified Results of the Election. CERTIFIED ELECTION RETURNS In addition to the votes shown on the certification, Chairman Smith announced that Mr. Al Williams received a total of 53 write -in votes for Councilman and one each write -in votes were received by the following for Mayor: Bob Williams, W. A. Hendrix, R. C. Stark, Henry Glisson, Danny Carpenter and Al Williams. The Clerk stated that it was now necessary that official notation of these Certified Results be made a part of the records of the City of Savannah Beach stating this could be accomplished by the adoption of the following Resolution which he read: RESOLUTION 16 Following the reading of this Resolution a motion was made by Councilman Joe Agnew and seconded by Councilman Bob Davenport that this Resolution be adopted. It was unanimously carried. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned to the next regular or special called meeting. Clerk of Council Mayor TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA: We, the undersigned, who were duly appointed as Election Superintendent and as Managers of the General Election for Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, by Resolutions adopted by the Mayor and Councilmen at Regular Meetings at Savannah Beach City Council on January 12, 1976 and February 16, 1976, and who have conducted said General Election held on April 5, 1976, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and applicable Acts incorporating the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and in accordance with the provisions of the Georgia Municipal Election Code and the laws of the State of Georgia applicable thereto, do hereby certify that said General Election was held on April 5, 1976, in accordance with such laws, and that the following candidates received the number of votes set forth opposite their names for said offices in such election: lA Joseph M. Agnew 2A Earl R. Anderson 3A M. J. Counihan 1 FOR MAYOR Absentee Machine Machine Machine Ballots Total No. No. No. Mach.No. Votes 85933 85934 131 111 8 250 31 23 1 55 327 263 25 615 We, therefore, certify that M. J. Counihan has received the highest number of votes past of any candidate for Mayor of said City; and that Fred de Borde Edward J. Fahey Robbie Kent William C. Fleetwood Karen Losey Jerome W. Bettencourt have received the highest number of votes for the six offices of Councilmen of said City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island. This 5th day of April, 1976. NA\SIM r:3197-L Mrs. Hortense Doyle, Chief Manager Jr . , Member Mrs. Plaude Mutter, Board of Elections Asst. Manager Gordon B. Smith, Chairman Chatham County Board of Elections Dan Wright Chatham Co t ty'oard of Elections 7/7 Marie Brazzel, Memb Chatham County Board of Elections froe % rib• Cha ham Founty Board of Elections e, Member Mrs. Mary Chatham ert, Supervisor unty Board of Elections r 9a4 9 . � a Mrs. Pat Paga , Asst. Manager &„,7 Mrs. Leona East, Clerk Mrs. Midlred Hobbs, erk i s. Irene :rown, Clerk Mrs. Deanne Tra an' /, Supervisor Chatham County Board of Elections Clerk rgaret Guilliams Sworn to and subscribed before me this �9' day of mil, 1976. )-c, oto$gu0,01Ti rs @gmatham County, Ga. Notary Public,. Chatham , My Commission ExpiresOct.261976 1 FOR COUNCILMEN Absentee Machine Machine Machine Ballots Total No. No. No. Mach.No. Votes 85933 85934 5A Nick C. Alexander 167 140 9 316 6A Jerome W. Bettencourt 219 170 16 405 7A James S. Bond, III 127 117 8 252 8A Fred de Borde 335 255 24 614 9A Richard T. DeLoach 187 165 10 362 10A Edward J. Fahey 320 241 28 589 11A William C. Fleetwood 252 186 20 458 12A Robbie Kent 280 221 29 530 13A Karen Losey 236 196 15 447 14A William B. Streeter 70 56 7 133 15A David O. Thomas 148 122 11 281 16A Bob Williams 122 88 6 216 17A Wilbur P. Wortman 122 118 8 248 149 142 10 301 18A John C. Wylly, Jr. 1 1 STATE OF GEORGIA ) COUNTY OF CHATHAM ) A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Election Superintendents and Managers duly named by a Resolution passed by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in council duly assembled at Regular Council Meetings held on January 12, 1976 and February 16, 1976, to conduct the election just concluded and held on the 5th day of April, 1976, at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and six Council- men to hold office until the first Monday in July, 1978, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, have made the consolidated returns and results of such election by Resolution to the Mayor and Councilmen calling said election, which return consolidation was done in the presence and together with the Election Superintendents and several managers; and WHEREAS, it appears that M. J. Counihan received the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; and WHEREAS, Fred de Borde , Edward J. Fahey Robbie Kent William C. Fleetwood Karen.Losey , and Jerome W. Bettencourt received the highest number of votes for councilmen of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in council duly assembled and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, that the results of said election be, and the same are hereby declared as electing: M. J. Counihan Fred de Borde Edward J. Fahey Robbie Kent William C. Fleetwood Karen Losey Jerome W. Bettencourt as Mayor as Councilman as Councilman as Councilman as Councilman as Councilman as Councilman 1 1 1 of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to hold office until the first Monday in July, 1978, or until their successors are elected and duly qualified; said results appearing from the returns of the Election Superintendents and said Election Managers, which said returns are hereby adopted by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and officially made a part of this resolution and the Minutes of said Council meeting. THIS 5th day of April, 1976. CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND BY: ATTEST: Clerk of Council