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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 1982 election resultsPAGE 39 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 6, 1982 VOLUME 20 I.CALL TO ORDER: The October 6, 1982, special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Donald W. Cripps. II. OPENING CEREMONY: Councilmember 0' Brien led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I III.ROLL CALL: Present were: Mayor Cripps and Councilmembers Burgess, Meehan, 0' Brien, Soriano and Swartz (Absent, with Council consent, was Councilmember Swartz) Councilmember Gillespie arrived at 4:45 p.m. Present also: City Clerk Murphy and Deputy Reynolds City Clerk IV. SPECIAL ITEM: 320 (ELECTIONS)/ The City Clerk distributed a tally of the unofficial results 120 (C. of the October 5, 1982, regular municipal election showing the total Coun.): number of votes cast for each candidate and confirming that 460 votes had been cast and 448 counted by the election boards; the remaining 12 ballots were questioned ballots to be considered by the Canvass Board. I The Clerk distributed a list bearing the names of 36 electors who had requested absentee ballots. She stated that the ballots of Malcolm F. Branson, S. Joseph Gale, Tammi L. Lindsey, Sherry C. Mainard, Stephen K. Rockwood and Donald A. Sutherland had not been returned in time for the Canvass. Of the remaining 30 persons receiving absentee ballots, the ballot of Edrie C. Andrews had been returned in time for the canvass, but did not contain the attestations as required by State and City law. The Clerk therefore recommended that Andrews' ballot be rejected and that the remaining 29 ballots be counted. It was moved by O'Brien, seconded by Meehan and unanimously carried by all those present to accept the clerk's recommendation to count the 29 absentee ballots received. The absentee ballots as cast by the following electors were removed from their outer envelopes, shuffled and laid aside to be counted with the questioned ballots: Precinct No. 1 Precinct No. 2 I BOOHER, Robert D. CORP IN , Andrew C. CROFT, Michael D. JORGENSEN, Damon R. LANDENBURGER, Eric L. MATTHEWS, M. A. OHMER, Jackie OLLESTAD, Gilbert PETERSON, Debra L. PICKETT, August F. RICHARDSON, Robert F. SMALL, Thomas S. SWIMM, Alice L. WILFONG, Luella J. WILFONG, John H., Jr. BLAIR, Debra A. CAMPBELL, Douglas A. HANSON, Franklin S. KILCUP, Joan M. LECHNER, Charles E. LEIRER, Herman E. MCANERNEY, W. Lee PAUL, Judy M. PAUL, Augustus J. III RIOPEL, Margie M. VANEK, Frank L. VANEK, Helen J. VIRCHOW, Jerry L. WILFONG, John, Sr. When the outer envelope of the ballot submitted by August Pickett was opened, it was found that Pickett had failed to seal his ballot in the plain white envelope provided for that purpose. Therefore, it was the decision of the Canvass Board to reject the ballot as cast and the Clerk was directed to place it with the other rejected ballots to be retained for one year and then destroyed pursuant to City Code provisions. PAGE 40 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 6, 1982 VOLUME 20 IV. SPECIAL ITEM: (Cont'd) The Clerk distributed a list bearing the names of those individuals casting questioned ballots on Election Day. She stated that, of the 12 ballots cast, only four were cast by voters residing in and properly registered to vote in the City of Seward. Therefore, the Clerk recommended that the ballots cast by the following voters be rejected for the reasons listed: Precinct No. 1 Reason for Rejection CASTELE, Ann Marie HOLLAND, Donald E. No record of registration on file Registered in Bear Creek Precinct, No record of change of address Not registered in time for election Not registered in time for election No record of registration on file Not registered in time for election LORZ, Gerald S. LORZ, Pauline PEASE, Dale F. YOUNG, Jack R. Precinct No. 2 HUNT, Patricia PETANOVITCH, Virginia M. Resident of Bear Creek Precinct Change of Address not filed in time for election. It was moved by O'Brien, seconded by Soriano and unanimously carried by all those present to accept the Clerk's recommendation to count the 4 questioned ballots as indicated on the questioned ballot list. The questioned ballots as cast by the following electors were removed from their outer envelopes and shuffled with the absentee ballots for counting by the Canvass Board: Precinct No. 1 Precinct No. 2 HOLLINGSWORTH, Daryl HOLLINGSWORTH, Dori MORGAN, Robert A. STALLINGS, Michael A. The 32 approved ballots were removed from their blank white envelopes by Burgess and read aloud by Cripps with Gillespie and Soriano observing and O'Brien and Meehan conducting the tally. The totals of the absentee and questioned ballots counted were added to the totals of those ballots cast and counted on October 5. The City Clerk read the results of the combined totals as follows, and it was moved by Soriano, seconded by O'Brien and unanimously carried by all those present to accept the totals as read and to declare the results as final. It was confirmed that John F. Gillespie, Karen A. Swartz and Geoffrey Wilson had each been elected to a two-year term on the City Council. The official results were as follows: CITY COUNCIL Two Year Term PRECINCT PRECINCT ABSENTEE/ Three to be Elected) NO. 1 NO. 2 QUESTIONED TOTALS Margaret A. Branson 114 42 16 172 JOHN F. GILLESPIE 190 82 17 289 Charles H. Soriano 105 55 11 171 KAREN A. SWARTZ 149 54 17 220 Raya Williams 114 80 13 207 GEOFFREY WILSON 154 104 13 271 John Brockman 1 0 0 1 Betty Casey 1 0 0 1 Dale Clemens 1 0 0 1 David Hilton 1 0 0 1 Mary Lewis 0 1 0 1 Tom Reese 1 0 0 1 Gene Skinner 0 0 1 1 Patricia Williams 1 0 0 1 TOTAL VOTES CAST 306 154 42 502 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 298 150 32 480 1 PAGE 41 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 6, 1982 VOLUME 20 V.ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4:54 p.m. I QAJa. Donald W. Cripps Mayor REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 11, 1982 VOLUME 20 I.CALL TO ORDER: The October II, 1982, regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Donald W. Cripps. II. OPENING CEREMONY: Councilmember Gillespie led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Ill. ROLL CALL: Present were: Mayor Cripps and Councilmembers Burgess, Gillespie, Meehan and 0' Brien (Councilmember Swartz was absent with Council consent) I Present also: City Manager Garzini, Assistant City Manager Schaefermeyer, City Attorney Arvidson and City Clerk Murphy IV.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Meehan, seconded by Burgess and unanimously carried by all those present to approve the September 27 and October 6 minutes as written. SPECIAL ITEM: 120 (C.COUNCIL): Incumbent Councilmember Gillespie and newly-elected Councilmember Geoffrey Wilson were sworn in by the City Clerk. Wilson assumed the seat vacated by Soriano and thereafter participated in the meeting. Councilmember Swartz, who was absent, was slated to be sworn in at the October 25 meeting. V.APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA: In response to a request from the City Manager, it was moved by Gillespie, seconded by Meehan and unanimously carried by all those present to schedule an executive session after the close of the regular meeting to discuss matters involving possible litigation. City Manager requested the following addition to the regular meeting agenda: I IX.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: A. Ordinances for Introduction: 1. Proposed Ordinance No. 513, amending Section 5-57 of the City Coded by deleting preference shown to Seward residents for berthing privileges in the Small Boat Harbor.