| 1) | WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER |
All present included Mayor Hart, Council Member Elwell, Council Member McDonald, Council Member Densley, and Council Member Roberts.
STAFF: Dale Coulam City Manager/Attorney, Director of Finance Wally Ritchie, and Deputy City Recorder Sharon Allen.
EXCUSED: Council Member MendenhallAudience: Claudette Larsen, Jenny Johnson, Melanie Abplanalp and others who did not sign in.
A. Acknowledgement of Quorum Council Member Mendenhall was not present.
B. Flag Salute Council Member Roberts led the Flag Salute
C. Invocation Council Member Roberts gave the Invocation
D. Disclosures Council Member Densley disclosed that he ran in the current election. There were no other conflicts or disclosures.
| 2) | DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM |
A. Canvass returns from the Municipal General Election pursuant to section 20A-4-301(2)(a) of the Utah Code Washington County Deputy Election Clerk Melanie Abplanalp stated that Ivins City contracted with Washington County to use their machines and tabulating equipment. As of election night, 907 people had voted or voted early. There were 236 absentee ballots processed. The election night turnout was 22.60%. For the canvass totals, they added 69 absentee ballots and 20 provisional ballots. There were 5 provisional ballots they could not count because the forms were incomplete or voters could not provide proof of residency. There were 71 early voters, 600 at the polling locations, 305 were given an absentee ballot and there were 20 eligible provisional ballots with a total of 996 people through the whole election cycle, which is a total of 24.90% total. The totals for the successful candidates are as follows: Dennis Mehr - 633 votes; Jenny Johnson - 583 votes; and Ron Densley - 504 votes. Ivins City has 4008 registered voters. All of these numbers are respectable for a municipal election. The County is noticing that voters are opting to vote by absentee ballot more. Melanie Abplanalp referred to the Precincts and voting locations and indicated that the Southern Utah Veterans home is a beautiful facility that could be used for all of Ivins' precincts to vote at. She suggested that Ivins City consolidate the precincts to one election polling place for future elections. Dale Coulam stated that City Recorder Kari Jimenez had a difficult time getting enough poll workers to work at the three polling locations for this year's election.
B. Discuss and consider approval of Ordinance No. 2015-18 an Ordinance of Ivins City, Utah, Certifying the Information Contained in the Canvass Report of the General Election held on November 3, 2015 Election canvass ordinance with results for Nov 3 2015 General ElectionMayor Hart inquired if there were questions or discussion. There was none.
MOTION: Council Member Roberts moved to approve Ordinance No. 2015-18 an Ordinance of Ivins City, Utah, Certifying the Information Contained in the Canvass Report of the General Election held on November 3, 2015
SECOND: Council Member Elwell
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
Council Member Elwell AYE Council Member McDonald AYE Council Member Densley AYE Council Member Roberts AYE Council Member Mendenhall ABSENT
Roll call vote. All Council Members that were present voted in favor.
| 3) | ADJOURNMENT |
MOTION: Council Member McDonald moved to adjourn
SECOND: Council Member Elwell
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
Council Member Elwell AYE Council Member McDonald AYE Council Member Densley AYE Council Member Roberts AYE Council Member Mendenhall ABSENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
Respectfully,
Sharon Allen
Deputy City Recorder