1992.03.11_TC_Minutes_Specialr
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission
SPECIAL MEETING/CANVASSING BOARD
Wednesday, March 11, 1992 1:00 p.m.
Mayor Joseph A. Boulay called the Special Meeting/Canvassing Board
of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida to
order in the Commission Chambers at Town Hall at 1:00 p.m. for the
purpose of certifying the results of the Municipal Election held
on Tuesday, March 10, 1992. Others in attendance were Vice Mayor
Bill Paul, Commissioners Arlin Voress, Arthur Eypel, and John F.
Rand.
Also present were Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney, Town Manager
Mary Ann Mariano, Town Clerk Anne M. Kowals and members of the
general public.
Town Clerk Anne M. Kowals read Resolution No. 604 (a copy of which
is attached to and made a part of these minutes) declaring the
election to have been held on the 10th day of March, 1992 for the
Vice Mayor unnecessary since the qualifying candidate is
unopposed.
• A MOTION by COMMISSIONER RAND/COMMISSIONER VORESS to adopt the
Resolution as read carried with unanimous approval.
The Town Clerk administered the "Oath of Office" to Vice Mayor
Bill Paul. The Vice Mayor then read a prepared statement into the
record, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of these
minutes.
At the request of the Mayor, the Town Clerk read the results of
the Commission race:
Betty C. Dodd 647 votes
John F. Rand 833 votes
Records indicate there are 2,644 registered voters in town; 1,543
voters cast their ballots which amounts to a 58.36 percent voter
turnout.
COMMISSIONER VORESS/COMMISSIONER EYPEL MOVED to accept the certi-
fication of the election. The MOVE carried without objection.
Town Commission Special Meeting/Canvassing Board
-~ March 11, 1992
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The "Oath of Office" was administered to Commissioner John F. Rand
by the Town Clerk. A copy of the prepared statement read into the
record by Commissioner Rand is attached to and made a part of
these minutes.
Mayor Boulay, noting the Commission is pleased with the large
turnout at the March 10, 1992 Municipal Election, extended thanks
to all who attended this special meeting.
Having addressed all Agenda Items, MOTION was made by COMMISSIONER
VORESS/COMMISSIONER EYPEL to adjourn this meeting. Same received
unanimous approval.
Mayor Boulay adjourned this meeting at 1:15 p.m.
APPROVED s..°_° ~ ;4
s h oulay, ayor
Bill Paul, Vice Mayor
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ssioner
Arthur Eypel, mmissioner
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John., Rand, Commissioner
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RESOLUTION NO. 604
DECLARING THE ELECTION TO HAVE BEEN HELD ON
THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 1992 FOR THE VICE
MAYOR UNNECESSARY SINCE THE QUALIFYING CANDI-
DATE IS UNOPPOSED.
WHEREAS, the Florida State Statute, Chapter 101.151(6) states:
"Except for justices of the Supreme Court and judges of
District Courts of Appeal, the names of unopposed candi-
dates shall not appear on the general election ballot.
Each unopposed candidate shall be deemed to have voted
for himself."; and
WHEREAS, the election was to have been held in the Town of
Highland Beach on March 10, 1992 for the Vice Mayor is
now unnecessary since the qualifying candidate is unop-
posed and shall be deemed to have voted for himself.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby declared that under the laws of the
State of Florida, and the Codes of the Town of Highland
• Beach, WILLIAM E. PAUL is hereby elected to the office
of the Vice Mayor.
DONE, this 11th day of March, 1992, in the Town of Highland
Beach, Florida.
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Jose A. Boulay
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ATTEST:
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-Anne M. Kowals
/Town Clerk
11 March, 92
It is a great honor to have the opportunity to serve another two
years as your vice mayor. I pledge to each of you to act in the
best interests of our Town of Highland Beach at all times.
I first served on this Commission from 1983 to 1985. I am proud
of my record during those two years. In particular, I am
especially proud of my part in settling a law suit involving
property in the south end of town. Not only was the town being
sued, but several Community Appearance Board Members were indi-
vidually named as defendants. Even though that proposed settle-
ment was extremely favorable to the town, the settlement was
approved by a 3-2 vote. As a result of that settlement, our town
has an expanse of green space rather than two buildings as you
enter Highland Beach from the south.
As you may surmise, I'm leading up to the verdict last week in
another court case. The present case has been pending since 1987
and was one of the main reasons I felt compelled to make my suc-
cessful bid to return to this commission in 1990. For the past
year, the five people now occupying this podium have worked
diligently and done everthing humanly possible to effect an out of
court settlement in the best interests of Highland Beach yet still
be fair to the plaintiff. As you all know by now, the jury
verdict last week was not favorable to our town nor was it fair to
our town. This particular case could still drag on for many, many
years. I have every confidence that the four people sitting up
here with me now will do everything humanly possible to ameliorate
our present situation and act in the best interests of everyone in
Highland Beach. I am proud of our town and happy to be such an
integral part of our town.
The Resolution declaring me vice mayor states I am deemed to have
voted for myself. Since I was unopposed, I feel that all of you
supported me and I will work to the very best of my ability to
represent each and everyone of you.
Thank you for your confidence!
Prepared statement of Vice Mayor Bill Paul
33e~r Re®idente and Friendoi D~ex~Qh 11, 1992
This is not going to b® one of thoe® long drawn out
Aeadea-y Award type of acc®pt~ce apeet~hes Xnstead~ I ~u.st wex~t
to make a fear oommente while 1 am still in a state of supharia«
If any of you ever deoide to run for public office,
be sure you have an understand:i.r~ and patient spouse and rnear~y
good friends who will warn long hours in your campaign because
a candidate cannot and do+~e not wixi an election by himself or
herself. z am fortunate to have such a good wife anal good friends
anex I have expressed my s~.ncere appreciation to each and every one
of them for their support and encour;;ement«
1 would like to thank the €i33 residents who voted for
me and T would also like to thank as we~.l the 54? voters who didn*t vote
for me but who cane out to ex~-rcise their duty grid nrivileg® as
citizens.. To~ither, we had ~+n impressive 58«36i~ voter turnout which
I believe ie a record for our Town. (Sy the way, those were the
correct aff~.cial figures and not the ones indicated 3.n one of
taday~ s pape~rs-
I - pleased that ~lrs. Dodd decided to run against me
so that our resic~enta could make ~c choice as to who should represent
them on our Town Coznmisaion« ~rs« TJOde~ was very gracious ana
courteaua in extending her congratulations ar~d best wishes to me
on my viatory« ~y fondest wish, and I am confident that ors add
• will do so, is that sh~ °rL~;.,,,~~n~~''~uP~rters to now close
teaks and work with me ~.n n n~ ~ha.s Town• s reputation as
being the bast one in the State of Florida# ~Ye are too small a
community to bear grudges. I personally do not uruj.eretsnd or know
of any. difference in th~.nkirlg between a Condo resident or a eing~
family resident as far ae working for the best interests of this
Town are concerned, ale are both for low den8ity anct making this
Town a pleasant exid comfortable place for all type of residents
to live in«
So tb~ rephrase a. famous remark made by President
Bohn Kennedy, I v~ould like to .aay Ioh bin sin Highland Beecher
ana I aantn aamned proud of it«
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