Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 07-24-1990 Regular — reading text

deVaux said he nominated the people in the order he wanted them to be voted on. but he did not care about the order of nominations. He said what matters to him is that he gets a vote for every person instead of limiting him to vote one time. Discussion followed on the one vote per ballot, and the viva voce method. The City Attorney. addressing the ballot issue, said there is not a violation preventing Council from using a written ballot; Council would have to mark and sign the ballot. that would be a permanent record and would be collected and read each time.  97 7/24/ 90 COUNCIL VACANCY ( CONT.) Mr. Rosenbaum said. without giving an opinion, he received a very definitive message from the Attorney General' s office is walking a thin line of the that Sunshine Law. The City Attorney said that is a full disclosure of proposition, it is handed in, signed, marked and announced; that is an available alternative to Council. I Discussion described Order. viva voce Mr. by- pass the way on continued method pages 371 and 372 on the of Robert' s Rosenbaum noted his motion is to of election. they were nominated, Council can do what Mr. viva deVaux voce method Rules adopt said he could as of the they want on that. Mr. Wyatt said there was the understanding they would be drawn out of a hat. Mr. Rosenbaum said he never made any such understanding or agreement on the order of nominations. Mr. deVaux asked Mr. Rosenbaum if he would amend the motion to omit the section on nominations. Mr. Rosenbaum said it is not within his purview to amend Robert' s Rules. The City Attorney said it is within the control of this body to reverse any action that has been taken and to correct it as Council sees fit, it is within Council' s purview to control that question; Robert' s Rules of Order provides for setting aside the rules by Council' s mutual agreement. Mrs. Wyninegar commented Council can adopt the Mayor' s recommendation and Council will not be violating the law. City Attorney said the The Mayor was asked to tailor procedure, a which he has done, and Council either agrees or they don' t agree. Mr. Smith wished to know, if Council agrees with the Mayor, then it is legal according to the City Attorney' s interpretation of Robert' s Rules of Order. The City Attorney responded yes. The Mayor called for the vote on the II1Otion. and it failed by a vote of 4 to 3. with Smith. Wyatt. Wyninegar and the Mayor opposed. and Rosenbaua. deVaux. and Maney in favor. Mr. Rosenbaum said his attorney' s advice has not I changed. excuse Mr. he himself violation and he Rosenbaum left is left because is not the with he going meeting no still alternative to at thinks be a 7: 17 other Council pa~ ty to p. m. it. than is to in 98 7/ 24/ 90 COUNCIL VACANCY ( CONT.) Mrs. Wyninegar aoved that Council adopt the procedure spelled out in the Mayor I s letter, as follows: As prescribed by the City Charter ( Section 4B) the following persons are eligible for election to City Council to fill the vacancy for Seat 6 as they were the nominees received at the prior two meetings of City Council: John S. Conners Alan J. Freiberg Christianne Gibson James C. Hughes James ( Jia) Kitchens Edwin ( Ned)