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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1947-06-23 Regular Meeting19 the 1947 session of the Florida legislature. "You are requested to register at the Village offices in the Administration Building, 10,000 Collins Avenue, before June 29, 1947. "The voting place will be the Administration Building, located at 10,000 Collins Avenue, and votes may be cast at any time between. 9:00 o'clock A. M., and 9:00 o'clock r.M., oa 'Mnday, June 30, 1947. "By Order of the. Village Council." Upon motion of Mr. Massnick, seconded by Mr. Whittaker, it was voted that all candidates for the five councilmen offices to be filled at the election June 30th shall file an application endorsed by 25 registered voters with the Village Clerk on or before June 10, 1947, to have their names appear on the ballot. On motion of Mr. Massnick, seconded by Mr. Whittaker, it was voted that on or before the day of election, June 30, 1947, notice should be giver, to the electors that under the terms of the charter granted by the 1947 legislature the: two councilmen receiving the higheat number of votes will serve for six years and the three members receiving the next high— est number of votes will serve for four years. There being no further business the motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that the meeting be adjourned. Attest: ;fir Village .Clerk -APITOV t T. President of the Council JUNE 23, 1947 Mayor The regular meeting of the council of Hal Harbour Village was held at the Village Offices on Monday, June 23, 1947 at 11:00 o'clock A. M. There were present the Messrs. Webb, Massnick and Whittaker. Mr. J. Julien Southerland, village attorney and Mary Wetterer, village clerk, were also present. Mr. Southerland, as village attorney, brought to the attention of the meeting that under the instructions of the council at its meeting held May 9, 1947, he had submitted to the Dade County delegation of the 1947 Florida JUNK 23, 1947 20 Legislature the legislative charter for Bal Harbour Village et.anging the form of the Village government from an aldermanic system under the General Laws of Florida to a Council -Manager form of government; that this charter is the one that was given full consideration by the Council and approved at its meeting held May 9, 1947; that the Charter was intro- duced to the Legislature by Senator D. C. Coleman as Senate Bill 712, and was passed by the Legislature and became a law without the signature of the Governor; that the Charter provides that an election shall be held in the Village within sixty days after the Charter becomes a law for the election of five councilmen who in turn will elect one of the members as mayor of the Village. The president of the council reported that pursuant to the direction of the council a petition was circulated by the voters of the village nominating five (5) candidates for members of the council; that pursuant to the call therefor by the council at its meeting May 31, 1947 an election will be held in the Village on June 30, 1947 for election :rf five (5) members of the council, and thereupon he requested the Village Clerk to present to the Council the petition nominating the candidates for councilmen to be voted on at the election June 30th. This petition having been approved by the Village Attorney as being in proper form, on motion of Mr. Massnick., seconded by Mr. Whittaker, it was voted that this petition nominating five persons for councilmen to be voted on at the election June 30, 1947 be approved, and that this petition be attached to the minutes of this meeting as a permanent record. The Village Clerk reported to the meeting that pursuant to instructions given at the meeting of May 31, 1947, a notice has been posted informing residents of the Village of the election to be held June 30, 1947 for members of the council under the charter, and that copies of this notice had been posted in the following places in Bal Harbour Village: (1) The Administration Building; (2) The telephone booth at 9800 Collins Avenue; and, (3) At the equipment shed also known as the workshop. A copy of this notice was presented to the council, and upon motion of Mr. Whittaker seconded by Mr. Massnick it was voted that a copy of the notice be attached to and made part of these minutes. The Village Clerk presented to the meeting a proposed form of registration certificate and record to be used for registering the voters of Bal Harbour Village, which is entitled "Certificate of Registration No. " and contains the oath to be taken by the registrant, signature of the registrant, address of the registrant, and other information essential to determine whether the a.plicant is elle:ible to vote in Bal Harbour Village on the back of which is a provision for the voting record of the registrant and a heading for change of local. address. This form having been considered by the council and determined to be adequate for the registering of voters in Bel Harbour Village, on motion of Mr. Massnick, seconded by Mr. Whittaker, it way voted that the form of registration certificate submitted be approved and that a copy of it be attached to these minutes as a permanent record. The village attorney suggested to the Council that in view of the petition nominating candidates for election to be held June 30, 1947, it is in order that a resolution be passed approving a form of ballot JUNE 23. 1242 21 to be used at this election. Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Whittaker seconded by Mr. Massnick the following resolution was adopted: Resolution No. 1 A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE, NOI,M OF BALLOT TO BE USED AT THE ELECTION OF THE COUNCILMEN TO BE HLLD JUNE 30, 1947. WHEHP.A.S, a petition has been filed with the Village Clerk not more than sixty nor less than twenty days prior to the election to be held June 30, 1f47, requesting the follow- ing named persons to be candidates for councilmen for the Village of Bal. Harbour, to wit: EDWARD L. BONNEAU, JR., HOBERT C. GRAHAM, JR., ;;LENN E. MASSNICK, J. JUL...EN SOUTHERLAND, GEORGE M. WHIfTAKEH AND WHEREAS, said petition was signed by twenty-five electors of Bel Harbour Village, Florida, who are qualified to participate in said election; and WHEREAS, each of said above named candidates are qualified to serve as councilmen under the charter of Bal harbour Village, and each of Lhem has advised this council of his willingness to become a candidate for councilman at said election; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of Bal Thar - hour Village, Florida, that the Village Clerk be and she is hereby directed to cause to be prepared a sufficient number of ballot.r for use in said election, which ballot shall be substantially in the following form: MUNICIPAL ELECTION June 30, 1947 BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, FLORIDA Vote for rive ( ) Edward L. Bonneau, Jr. ( ) Robert C. Graham, Jr. ( ) Glenn E, Massnick ( ) J. Julien Southerland ( ) George M. Whittaker AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk be and she is hereby directed to cause to be prepared a sufficient number of ballots in the given form and have them available at the voting place at the Administration Building at 10,000 Collins Avenue, on June 30, 1947, between the hours of 9:00 o'clock A. M. and 9:00 o'clock P. M. and to post on a conspicuous place two (2) sample ballots for inspection of voters and to furnish to the election officials at the voting place a sufficient number of sample ballots JUNE 23. 1947 22 so that one may be given to each voter desiring same. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, A..D., 1947." It was brought to the attention of the council that it will be necessary to have two election clerks to have charge of the voting for the election of councilmen to be held June 30, 1947 and the duties of said officials will. be to see that each person voting in said election is a registered voter in bal Harbour Village, that each ballot is properly folded so that the names of the person for which the vote is cast will be concealed, that the votes are properly deposited in a sealed and locked container, and that said container is not opened until the poles are closed at 9:00 P. M., June 30th, 1`s47, and said container should not be opened except by these officials at 9:05 P. M., June 30th, 1947, in the presence of at least two witnesses, the said officials thereupon to count and tabulate the ballots cast in said election. Upon motion of :{r. Whittaker, seconded by mr. Webb, the Village Clerk, Mary Wetterer, and Claribel W;rner were elect-4 to act as clerk anu inspector respectively of the election to be held June 30, 1947, they to make oath to perform faithfully the duties stated above. Attest: - , 1 4 ...(� Village Clerk APPHOVi1 : President of the Council i4 JULY 1, 1947 Mayor The meeting was called to order by Mr. J. Julien Southerland, the Mayor,who called for a report of the election held June 30, 1947 for five (5) Councilmen at Bal Harbour. The Village Clerk reported that in all a total of 31 voters had taken part in the election and the total votes were as follows: J. Julien Southerland, 29; Glenn E. Massnick, 26; Robert C. Graham, Jr., 25; Edward L. bonneau, Jr., 24, and George M. Whittaker, 24. Therefore under the terms of the charter, J. Julien aouth- erland and Glenn E. Massnick, would serve six years and Robert C. Graham, Jr., Edward L. Bonneau, Jr., and George M. Whittaker four years. Thereupon the new council was duly sworn in by the Village Clerk. The next order of business being the election of the Mayor and upon JULY 1. 1947