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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - Special Election . . . Ir ~' .-, .... " . ,f." 'W .~ J.. CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 27, 1973. WHEREAS, on November 6, 1973, a regular municipal election was held for the office of Mayor of the City of Ocoee and one City Commissioner, pursuant to Article VII, Section 1, of the Charter of the City of Ocoee, the candidates for Mayor in said election being HUBERT W. FOX, SAM SCOTT VANDERGRIFT, and LEWIS WHITEHEAD; and WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Ocoee provides that any candidate for Mayor who shall receive a majority of the votes cast for such office shall be elected; and WHEREAS, in said election held on November 6, 1973, no candidate for Mayor received a majority of the votes cast; Hubert W. Fox receiving 253 votes, Sam Scott Vandergrift receiving 262 votes and Lewis Whitehead receiving 202 votes of a total of 717 votes; and WHEREAS, advice has been received from the City Attorney for the City of Ocoee that said Article VII, Section 1, requires that to be elected Mayor, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast, and \~EREAS, the City Charter is silent as to any provision for a runoff election in the event that no candidate for Mayor receives less than a majority of the votes cast, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: THAT the above vote totals are declared by the City Commission to be a true and accurate count of the votes , J >> f' .. ... ... . .. . .~ '" .. ...- received by each candidate for the office of Mayor of the City of Ocoee. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: THAT, pursuant to the power of the City Commission under Article II, Section 27, of the City Charter of the City . of Ocoee to provide rules and regulations for special elections, and under Florida Statutes, Sections 165.13 and 167.005, a special election for the office of Mayor of the City of Ocoee shall be held on November 27, 1973, between the two candidates receiving the most votes in said election of November 6, 1973. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: THAT the City Manager be instructed to make the appropriate arrangements for said election. ADOPTED this ~'~ day of November, 1973. CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA )l-itl~ I- 41 &'tf I f- 7;i~i ~( ~4J& . ATTEST: ~~~CJ...~,~,_ City C rk