HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-03-30 City Council Special MinutesCITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
March 30,1981
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,was held on March 30,1981,at the Apache Junction Council Chamberspursuanttonoticerequiredbylaw.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Seeman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
Councilman Eidson led the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Council and public participated in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:Councilman Norman Hill,Councilman Jimmy
Eidson,Councilman Thomas Damiano, Vice
Mayor John Granillo,Mayor Virginia Seeman,
and Councilman Marie Shanks (joined the
meeting at 6:05 p.m.)
Councilmembers Absent: Councilman Jerry Burgess
Staff Present:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA
City Manager G.Ray Lee
City Clerk/Director of Administrative ServicesMarlisJ.Davis
Assistant City Attorney Susan Goodwin.
THAT THE AGENDA BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
the motion.
VOTE:Unanimous
The motion carried.
)Vice Mayor Granillo MOVED
Councilman Damiano seconded
CANVASSING OF VOTES,PRIMARY ELECTION
MARCH 24,1981
) The City Clerk presented
to unofficial returns,from both 22A and 22B,along with the official returns
which were sealed at the time the election closed.She opened the officialreturnsandpresentedthem to the Council so they could ascertain that nothing
had been altered.
Mayor Seeman stated
the procedure was to merely accept the canvass of the votes and i f there were
any other procedures that anyone wishes to produce,the procedures should be
put through the Superior Court system.
Vice Mayor Granillo
MOVED THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ACCEPTED:
RESOLUTION No. 81-03
WHEREAS the Primary Election for the City Councilmembers for
Apache Junction was. held on March 24, 1981; and
WHEREAS a Special Meeting of the City Council was held on March
30, 1981, pursuant to law, for the purpose of canvassing the
returns of said election; and
WHEREAS the City Council did canvass the election returns at
said Special meeting and did determine the official results of
the election,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved:
That the City Council declares the official returns of the Primary
Election for City Councilmembers of the City of Apache Junction
as follows:
1.The number of ballots cast in Precinct 22A:1379
The number of ballots cast in Precinct 22B:1481
2.The number of ballots rejected in Precinct 22A:4
The number of ballots rejected in Precinct 22B: 16(7 question ballots
9 spoiled ballots)
3.The number of votes cast for each candidate is:
Precinct 22A Precinct 22B Total
Berry 203 169 372
Clarke 503 547 1050
Damiano 432 548 980
Drysdale 153 136 289
Dugger 530 438 968
Eidson 386 495 881
Folsom 418 402 820
Hill 426 520 946
Hudson 392 610 1002
LaPorte 526 417 943
Lewis 203 269 472
Lykins 129 161 290
McClain 59 58 117
Michaels 149 177 326
Otherson 374 376 750
Ratigan 61 75 136
Saggio 595 504 1099
Schlunder 517 397 914
Seeman 380 425 805
Shanks 550 536 1086
Steelsmith 416 393 809
Further resolved that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed
to issue the certificates of nomination as provided by law, notifying
those persons that their names will appear on the ballot for the
General Election to be held May 19, 1981.
Councilman Hill seconded
the motion.
VOTE:Unanimous
The motion carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Seeman announced the Boards of Supervisors met jointly in Superior
Court and unanimously voted against the disincorporation issue.
IT WAS STATED FOR THE RECORD THAT ALTHOUGH COUNCILMAN SHANKS WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE
AT THE MEETING FOR A VOTE ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA,SHE WAS PRESENT
DURING THE MOTION AND VOTE ON ACCEPTANCE OF THE CANVASSING OF THE VOTE.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,Mayor Seeman adjourned the meeting
at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 15th DAY OF April , 1981.
VIRGIN1A SEEMAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
MARLIW, DAVISCity'Clerk