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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-03-1955 I C) ~r .~ ~ ~iD c:t I I 125 I'-IINUTES OF THE RECESSED MEETn~G OF T HE CITY C,OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, HELD N,OVEMBER 3. 1955 Present: Councilmen Fields, Freeman, Minor, Holmes and Pounds. Absent: A quorum present None The meeting was called to order by Chairman Minor at 7 :00 P .~I. The Clerk read the results of the Clerk and Inspector of the regular City election held on November 1, 1955 to elect a Mayor and two councilmen for a terms of two years. The total votes cast was 375 which reads as follows: For Mayor; M. C. Bryan 64 votes; John T. Minor 234 votes; .J., H. Schultz 69 votes. And for Councilmen~ Porter Fox 138 votes; C. R. "Cliff'" Freeman 260 votes; T. S. Haray 132 votes; Sam Holland 180 votes; Leaving the highest number of votes for Mayor John T. Minor, and the highest number of votes for Councilmen is C. R. "Cliff" Freeman and Sapl Holland and is duly ele cted as Mayor and Councilmen, Two write in voted for Mayor and four writen in votes for Councilmen. Councilman Pounds made a motion to accept the election board count of votes cast as stated above, this motion was seconded by Councilman Holmes, voted and carried. At this time Justice of the Peace Tucker, District 31 Orange County, Florida1 administered the Oath of Office to John T. Mlnor) newly ele cted Mayor. And in turn Mayor Minor administered the Oath of uffice to C., R. Cliff" Freeman a nd Sam Holland, as newly ele cted Councilmen. Councilman Freeman made a motion to appoint Councilman Holmes as Chairman, this motion was seconded by Councilman Pounds, voted and carried I I I Councilman Fields made a motion to appoint Sam Holland as Vice-Chairman, this motion was seconded by Councilman Pounds, voted and carried. Chairman Holmes appointed Freeman as Chairman of streets' dept with Holland assisting; Fields on water dep~rtement, ~ounds assisting; Pounds on health and sanitation with Freeman assisting; Holland on equipment with Freeman assisting. The appointment of the Police and Clerk was put off until next regular meeting, to give all who wi:sh to make application for these jobs a chance to do so. The~e being no further business, Councilman Fields made a motion to adjorn. This motion was seconded by Councilman Freeman, voted and carried. Thereupon, the Council adjourned at 9:40 P.M. A 'IT EST ~ ~~ City Clerk 9J7k, ,[:J i'i1~~ Mayor ' I