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11-29-1987 Special Called MeetingNovember lb, 1987 - continued With no further business, meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ,/ - A. MBACON, R MELINDA DAMERON, CI CLERK v _ , BOB DAVIS, WARD 1 EL LL, WARD JERRY MILLS, WARD 3 401oCK SHINALL, WARD 5 HUGH RAGAN, WARD 7 MAW November 29. 1987 A special called meeting of Mayor and Council was held November 29, 1987 at Smyrna City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by presiding officer Mayor A. Max Bacon. All council members were present except for Jerry Mills and Hugh Ragan. Also present was City Attorney Charles E. Camp and City Clerk Melinda Dameron. Mayor Bacon said the purpose of this meeting was to set the date for a special election in Ward 7 to fill the seat which will be vacated by Hugh Ragan, who will be running for the Senate seat previously held by Jim Tolleson. Jack Shinall said Mr. Ragan has not resigned his seat here and he had a problem with setting the election date before he officially resigned. Mr. Camp said that when Mr. Ragan qualifies, he will automatically vacate his seat on council. Mayor Bacon stated he wanted to have the election on December 29th, which will be the same date of the Senate election for the convenience of the voters and also to hold down cost. By setting the December 29th election today, we will meet the requirements of our Charter and State Code. Mayor Bacon said everyone had been notified of the meeting and he had talked to Hugh Ragan about setting the election date and he has no problem with it. Attorney Camp said there were three things to consider about setting the dates for the election; the election must be held the 29th day after the seat becomes vacant, qualifying has to be 15 days before that, and to the best of his recollection, you must have at least 3 days to qualify. After further discussion, Joel Harrell made a motion the special election for the Ward 7 council seat be held December 29th, subject to receipt of Hugh Ragan's resignation. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried 4-1, with Jack Shinall opposed. Jim Hawkins made a motion the qualifying dates for the election be set for December 7-9, 1987. Kathy Brooks seconded the motion which carried 4-1, with Jack Shinall opposed. Jim Hawkins made a motion that Linda Smith be appointed Election Superintendent. Bob Davis seconded the motion which carried 5-0. Mayor Bacon also said he would be making committee changes by making Kahty Brooks chairman of the Finance & Administration Committee with Jim Hawkins being added as a committee member. Hugh was also a member of the Police Committee and he would ask Bob Davis to serve on that committee to replace Hugh. Also, he would ask Jack Shinall to replace Hugh on the Annexation Committee. Jack Shinall stated he thought the meeting was improperly called for today, and any action taken may be voided. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 4:18 p.m. November 29, 1987 - continued A. BACON, MAYO BOB �DAVIS, WARD 1 , WARD 6 MELINDA DAMERON, CITY CLERK CERTIFIED ELECTION RETURNS OF SMYRNA, GEORGIA CITY ELECTION 2,703 REGISTERED HELD THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1987 WARDS 3 & 5 671 VOTING (g) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event there is no opposed candidate, then no name shall appear on the general election or special election ballot unless a write-in candidate has qualified as provided by law. Further, if there are no opposed candidates, no eligible write-in candidates and no issues to be submitted to the electorate within an election district, no election shall be conducted in that election district. When, pursuant to this Section, no election is to be conducted, the municipality shall provide notice reasonably calculated to inform the affected electorate that no election is to be conducted. Each such unopposed candidate shall be deemed to have voted for himself. The Superintendent shall certify such unopposed candidate as elected in the same manner as he certifies other candidates as elected pursuant to Section 21-3-403. Each elector eligible to have voted in an election which, in accordance with this Section, was not conducted shall be deemed to have voted in such election for the purposes set forth in Sections 21-3-132 and 21-3-133. When, pursuant to this Section, no election is to be conducted, either the municipal or county registrars shall prepare, certify and deliver electors' lists, as would otherwise be required by Sections 21-3-134 and 21-3-135. Therefore, Ward 3 and Ward 5 were the only wards where elections were conducted. We, the duly appointed election Managers to conduct this election, declare the following results: FOR MAYOR (IN WARDS 3 & 5) A. MAX BACON 554 COUNCILMAN WARD #1 BOB L. DAVIS 1 COUNCILMAN WARD #2 WADE LNENICKA 1 COUNCILMAN WARD #3 BILL MATHIS 2 JERRY MILLS 203 THOMAS E. MCNEAL 84 JAMES WILLIAMS 0 COUNCILMAN WARD #4 JIM HAWKINS COUNCILMAN WARD #5 JACK SHINALL VICTOR YANKOUSKI COUNCILMAN WARD #6 KATHY BROOKS COUNCILMAN WARD #7 1 291 85 1 HUGH A. RAGAN 1 (JAMES WILLIAMS WITHDREW BEFORE ELECTION --NAME APPEARED ON ABSENTEE BALLOTS ONLY) We therefore certify to the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna the election of: MAYOR A. MAX BACON COUNCILMAN WARD #1 COUNCILMAN WARD #2 COUNCILMAN WARD #3 COUNCILMAN WARD #4 COUNCILMAN WARD #5 BOB L. DAVIS WADE LNENICKA JERRY MILLS JIM HAWKINS JACK SHINALL COUNCILMAN WARD #6 KATHY BROOKS COUNCILMAN WARD #7 HUGH A. RAGAN They have received a majority of the votes cast. SUPERINTENDENT,g�OF_ELECTION MANAGER, WARD #3 MANAGER, WARD #5 ,�if�t�4--� CITY CLERK ( DATE )