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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE
GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND SPECIAL SESSION
September 9, 2005
Call to Order
The special session was called for the purpose of counting the ballots and certifying the
election for the position of the elected trustee whose term ends September 30, 2007. The
City Clerk conducted the election and there were two candidates: Nancy Cox and Russ
Wagner.
Chair Swickerath called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission Chambers
Conference Room. Secretary Grafton called the roll with Chair Swickerath, Trustee
Hendrix and Trustee Reed responding to the call; so a quorum was present. Trustee
Wagner was not present as he was attending a conference out of town. Also in
attendance were Human Resources Director Carnicella, City Clerk Eikenberry, Record
Specialist Sibbitt, and Accounting Clerk I Cox.
Count Ballots
Mr. Carnicella unsealed the ballot box and presented the ballots to Chair Swickerath. All
of the ballots were in sealed envelopes and while the trustees opened the envelopes and
removed the ballots, Mr. Carnicella reported there were 91 initials next to the names of
eligible voters on the list he had prepared for this election. Chair Swickerath verified that
count. He reported there was one ballot in a sealed envelope that had been pushed under
his department's door after hours. He asked if that ballot should be added to those in the
box. Upon reviewing the rules, it was determined that, although the ballot was in a
sealed envelope, it did not meet the requirement of the voter initialing the list of eligible
voters when casting a vote, so that ballot was set aside and not counted. The trustees
counted the ballots and announced 63 votes for Russ Wagner and 28 votes for Nancy
Cox. City Clerk Eikenberry verified the count and then took the ballots for archival
purposes.
Certify Election
Trustee Grafton moved to certify the election and declare Russ Wagner the winner.
Trustee Hendrix seconded the motion and vote was unanimous in favor.
Adjourn
Chair Swickerath adjourned the meeting at 8:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jean Grafton, Trustee/Secretary i
Mary e Swickerath, Chair