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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM ! Pamela E Burns
Assistant City Clerk
DATE
SUBJECT
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ENCLOSURES
September 4, 2008 FILE
Results Overtown Advisory Board/
Overtown Community Oversight
Board Election
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Enclosed please find the certified results of the election for five (5) seats of the Overtown
Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board (OAB/OCOB) The election, originally
scheduled for August 19, 2008 was rescheduled to August 28, 2008 due to Tropical Storm Fay
Three candidates, Brenda Dawson, Ceciha Stewart and Bettye Stillman were elected outright,
receiving the highest number of votes Three other candidates, Joyce Floyd, Lynette Gonzalez
and Deana Jordan entered a 3-way-tie for the remaining two seats
Per section 9 of the Charter of the City of Miami and per chapter 100 181 of the Florida Statutes,
should two or more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for the same office,
such persons shall draw lots to determine who shall be elected to the office
The Office of the City Clerk conducted the drawing of the lots on September 4th, 2008 with the
candidates Joyce Floyd and Deana Jordan were seated to the remaining two elected member
seats
The full list of candidates elected to the OAB/OCOB is as follows
Brenda Dawson
Cecilia Stewart
Bettye Stillman
Joyce Floyd
Deana Jordan
Election results are scheduled for ratification on the September 11, 2008 Commission Meeting
PEB dsd
c Pedro G Hernandez City Manager
Julie 0 Bru City Attorney
Olga Ramirez Seijas, Assistant City Attorney
Gail A Dotson, Assistant City Attorney
Loren Darnel Overtown NET Administrator
Stephanie Van Vark Staff Services Assistant
CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION
Of
ELECTION RESULTS
FOR THE
OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD/
OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD
ELECTION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
CITY OF MIAMI
I, PAMELA E BURNS, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, do hereby certify
that the necessary steps were taken pursuant to City of Miami Code Section 2-1052 in
connection with the conduct of the election to fill five (5) seats of the Overtown Advisory
Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board (hereafter OAB/OCOB) held on August 28, 2008
The election was held from 2 00 P M until 6 00 P M at the City of Miami Overtown
Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) office located at 1490 N W 3 Avenue, Suite 111,
Miami, Flonda
On August 12, 2008, from 2 00 P M until 3 30 P M an OAB/OCOB Candidate
Qualifying Meeting was conducted to determine the eligibility of individuals that
submitted applications to qualify as candidates to be seated as OAB/OCOB elected
members
II Due to Tropical Storm Fay, the August 19, 2008 OAB/OCOB election was rescheduled
to August 28, 2008 The election was conducted from 2 00 P M until 6 00 P M At the
close of the election, the ballot box seal # 0017173 was first deemed intact, and then
broken by myself in order to tabulate the ballots
III A total of 64 ballots were cast in said election and a total of 64 ballots were counted
Zero (0) ballots were voided because of over votes
Iv Qualified voters were allowed to vote for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of five
(5) candidates of their choice
v I further certify and declare that the results of the OAB/OCOB Election held on August
28, 2008 are as follows
Candidate Name
Number of
Votes
Brenda
Dawson
32
Cecilia
Stewart
28
Bettye
Stillman
21
Joyce
Floyd
18
Lynette
Gonzalez
18
Deana
Jordan
18
Pamela
Ferguson
16
Derek
Cole
15
Charles
Cutler
15
Husam-Iddm
Latif
9
Keith
Ivory
8
Belal
Abu
7
vI Therefore, I certify that Brenda Dawson, Cecilia Stewart and Bettye Stillman received
the greatest number of votes and were elected outright as members of the OAB/OCOB,
while three (3) candidates, Joyce Floyd, Lynette Gonzalez, and Deana Jordan, entered
a 3-way tie for the remaining two (2) seats
via Per section 9 of the Charter of the City of Miami and per chapter 100 181 of the Flonda
Statutes, should two or more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for the
same office, such persons shall draw lots to determine who shall be elected to the office
The Office of the City Clerk scheduled the drawing of the lots with the candidates for
September 4th, 2008 at the Overtown NET Office at 8 00 A M
vIIi At 8 00 A M on September 4, 2008 at the Overtown NET Office Joyce Floyd, Lynette
Gonzalez, and Deana Jordan assembled to draw lots in the presence of myself,
Assistant City Attorney Gail A Dotson, Elections Coordinator Dwight Dame, and Staff
Services Assistant Stephanie Van Vark
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ix Upon reviewing the rules that would govern the drawing of the lots, the candidates first
drew lots (1, 2, and 3) to decide the order in which they would draw the determining lots
(Y, Y and N) A selection of a determining lot equal to Y (yes) would denote that the
candidate would be seated on the OAB/OCOB as an elected member
X I further certify and declare that the results of the drawing of lots for the OAB/OCOB
conducted on September 4, 2008 are as follows
Candidate Name
Draw Order
Selection To
Board
Joyce Floyd
1
Y
Lynette Gonzalez
3
N
Deana Jordan
2
Y
xI Therefore, I certify that Joyce Floyd and Deana Jordan each selected a Y(es)
determining lot and are also to be seated as elected members on the OAB/OCOB
WITNESS MY HAND and the official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 4th day of
September, 2008
Pamela E B s, Assistant City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
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