71-08RESOLUTION 71~~~
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RESULTS bF
BOND ELECTIONS HELD IN THE CITY' OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE 20TH
DAY OF APRIL, .1971, TO DETERMINE WHETHER
SUCH CITY SHALL ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION
BANDSo
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beachp
Florida., by its Ordinance duly and regularly enacted at its
meeting held on February 22, 1971® did call elections, sub-
mitting to the qualified electors residing ira such City, for
their approval or disapproval of the issuance by the City of
bonds not in excess of $500,OCY®o0{?, bearing interest at a
rate or rates not to exceed the legal rate@ and
WHEREAS, such Ordinance pravided and did direct that notice
of such. elections be given by publication i~z accordance with
law; and due and regular notice of such bond elections has
been published in The Leader, a newspaper published and of
general circulation in the City, once a week for four consecu-
five weeks, the first publication having beery at least thirty
days prior to said elections; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Ordinance calling said elections
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and in accordance with law, the question stated in said
Ordinance was submitted to the r~ualified electors who are
owners of freeholds in the City not wholly exempt from taxa-
tion and to the qualified electors who are not freeholders
residing in such City on April 20, 19?1; ~.nd
WHEREAS,, it is necessary and desirable that the qualified
freeholder electors and the qualified non--freeholder electors
as above described, residing in the City approve the issuance
of such. bonds; and
WHEREAS, it appears -ghat the list of the names of such
qualified electors ~vho are freeholders and the qualified elec-.
tars who are not freehalders entitled to participate in said
elections as certified by the Supervisor of Elections, and as
disclosed by a certified copy of said list heretofore flied
with the City,. constitutes a true, accurate and complete list
of all electors qualified to participate in said elections,
and that all persons whose names appeared on said list were
qualified to vote in said bond elections; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the inspectors and clerks appointed
to conduct said elections were duly furnished. a certified copy
of said list of all non-freeholder electors qualified to partici-
pate in said election and of all qualified electors who are
freeholders in accordance with law; and that such certified
lists, have been returned to the City by said inspectors and
clerks together with the. returns hereinafter mentioned; and
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WHEREASa it appears .that said elections have been duly and
properly held in accordance with law and that the votes cast
thereat have been returned, delivered and canvassed, and that
the returns of said elections have been de~.ivered to the City
for the purpose of canvassing said elections returns and
determining and certifying the results thereofr and
WHEREAS, it appears that a majority of the votes of the
qualified electors who are freeholders as required by lava and
a majority of the votes of all qualified non-freeholder elec-
tors participating in such elections approved the issuance of
the bonds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERNiINEDn FOUND, DECLARED
AND HEREBY CERTIFIED by the City Commission of the City of
Atlantic Beachn Floridan at a meeting of said Commission, duly
and regularly helda at which the said official returns of such
elections have been duly and regularly canvassed according to
lawn as follows, that
to The question submitted to such electors at such special
bond elections bald on April 20a 1971 was as follows:
Shall the City of Atlantic Beach issue not exceeding
$500a000m00 principal amount of general obligation
sewer bonds of the City bearing interest at nat exceed-
ing the maximum legal rate of interest at the time of
the sale of the bands, maturing not later than thirty
(30) years from the date of issuance thereofn payable
from ad valorem taxes levied on all taxable. property
in the City without limit as to rate or amount for the
purpose of financing the cost of acquiring and construct-
ing additionsn extensions and improvements to the sewer
system of the City as more specifically described and
provided in Ordinance L~Too ~.5~-71-3 of the Commission of
the City adopted on the 22nd day of February 1971?
{a} The total number of votes cast in such election by all
qualified electors who are not freeholders participating
therein in favor of the issuance of the bands described in the
above stated question was 7 o The total nu€.nber of votes cast
in such election by all such qualified non-freeholder electors
participating therein against the. issuance of the bonds
described in the above stated question was~0 0
(b) The total number of votes cast in such election by the
qualified electors who are freeholders in favor of the issuance
of the bonds described in the above stated question was i89 0
The total number of votes cast in such election by the qualified
electors who are freeholders against the. issuance of the bonds
described in the above stated question was__13~
2~ A majority of the votes cast in such elections by all
qualified non-freeholder electors and by those qualified elec-
tors who are freeholders approved the issue of bonds submitted
at such .elections a~ described in the question above ~tatedo
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3a Said elections were in al.l respects conducted in accor-
dance with law, and. that all steps in connection with and
preceding such elections have been duly, .regularly and law-
fully taken and had, and that all provisions of the .statutes
and constitution of the State of Florida have been duly com-
pl led with
4o Said returns be entered and recorded in the minutes of
the City Commission; and this Resolution,, determination, find-
ing, declaration and certificate be recorded in the minutes of
said Commissiono
Passed this 20th day of April, 1971
Attests
Adele S~ Grage
City Clerk
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