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e REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS
CITY OF SOUTH=
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, MICIUGAN
November 13, 2001
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Canvassers convened at 8:30 a.m. on November 13, 2001 in
the Council Conference Room, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, Michigan, to canvas the results
of the General Election held November 6, 2001.
PRESENT: Mary Kathryn DeCuir
Sheridan Holzman
Charles Kleinbrook
ALEtaDM Sylvia S. Stern
A motion was offered by .PeCuir and supported by neinbrook
that Holzman be elected. Chairman of the Meeting of the Board of Canvassers.
Motion was adopted.
WHEREAS, at the General Election duly called and held in the City of Southfield, County of
Oakland, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 6,1001 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, pursuant to the provisions of Act 239, Public Acts of 1970 as amended on
September 15, 1981, the candidates whose names appear hereafter and the charter athendments were
presented on the ballot at said General City Election; and;
WHEREAS, the votes cast at said election have been filed in the office of the City Clerk and have
been presented and examined by the Board of Canvassers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Canvassers hereby determines that the
votes cast for the candidates and charter amendments at the said General Election held on November
6,2001 were as follows:
MAYOR CITY CLERK
Donald P. Fracassi 8, 580 Nancy Banks 12 , 424
Brenda Lawrence 9 , 540 Terry E. Tyler 4,972
CITY TREASURER
Roman J. Gronkowski 9,926
John E. Reeves 7,407
MAYOR
Brenda Lawrence
CITY CLERK
Nancy Banks
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Carolyn Belcher 5,10 3
Waiter Bentley.M 5,023
Paul Condino 10,089
Sidney Lantz 7 , 382
Nida R. Saraona 10,206
Joan Seymour 7 , 224
Kenson Siver 7,928
Demetria Taylor 4,627
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT "A"
Yes 8,361
No 7,457
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT "B"
Yes 10,383
No 5,598
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT "C"
Yes 14,676
No 1,640
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT "D"
Yes 9,548 .
No 5,933
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT "E"
Yes. 12,649
No 2,881
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Canvassers further determines that the
following candidates were elected and charter amendments approved:
CITY TREASURER
Roman J. Gronkowski
CITY COUNCIL -
Paul Condino Nida k. Samona
Sidney Lantz Kenson Siver
CHARTER AMENDMENT "A"
Shall section 4.9 of the Charter of the City of Southfield be amended to provide that the amount at
which purchases by the city shall be by sealed, competitive bid and authorized by council be
increased from five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or
more.
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CHARTER AMENDMENT "B"
Shall section 5.3(d) of the Charter of the City of Southfield which provides that any person, who
holds or has held any elective office of the city, shall not be eligible for appointment to a city office
or employment for which compensation is paid by the city until after one (1) year has elapsed
following the term for which he or she was elected be amended to permit an appointment of such
person to a city board or commission.
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CHARTER AMENDMENT "C"
Shall section 5.6 of the Charter of the City of Southfield. be amended to provide that, if a -special
election is required to fill' a vacancy in the office mayor, it shall be held as soon as legally possible.
CHARTER AMENDMENT "D"
Shall section 6.5 (e) of the Charter of the City of Southfield which provides that a vacancy in a civil
service employment position must be filled from the three (3) persons standing highest on the
eligible list, and that a promotion within the service must be granted to the person standing highest
on the eligible list be repealed.
CHARTER AMENDMENT ‘`E"
Shall the Charter ofthe City of Southfield be amended to provide that a member of council may only
abstain from voting on a question in which he or she either has any financial interest other than the
common public interest, or if voting on such question would raise an appearance of impropriety, and
requiring that the basis for the abstention shall be stated on the record.
TOTAI, VOTES CAST:
otion was made and s nded to adjourn and the meeting was adjourned at 1 0:10ato
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Chairman
1, Nancy L. M. Banks, the duly appointed anualified City Clerk of the City of Southfield, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted by the Board
of Canvassers at their meeting of November 13, 2001.
Nancy L. 114..kc 1.p1v1C
City C1er--.7.
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