The Lindon City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lindon City Center, City Council Chambers, at 100 North State Street, Lindon, Utah.

Conducting: Larry A. Ellertson, Mayor
Pledge of Allegiance: Larry A. Ellertson, Mayor
Invocation: Jim Dain

PRESENT

Larry A. Ellertson, Mayor
Jeff Acerson, Councilmember (arrived at 5:50 p.m.)
H. Toby Bath, Councilmember
Lindsey Bayless, Councilmember
James A. Dain, Councilmember
Jerald I. Hatch, Councilmember
Ott H. Dameron, City Administrator
Venla Gubler, Administrative Clerk

ABSENT

The meeting began at 5:32 p.m.

MINUTES

The minutes of the regular meeting of October 21, 2003 will be provided at the meeting of November 18, 2003.

OPEN SESSION

There was no public comment.

MAYOR'S COMMENTS/REPORT

Mayor Ellertson commented that he had no report for tonight.

CONSENT AGENDA - No Items

CURRENT BUSINESS

1. Review and Action - Board of Canvassers. The City Council will sit as a Board of Canvassers for the November 4, 2003 Municipal General Election for the purpose of certifying the election results.

Mr. Dameron reviewed the procedures for canvassing the election results with the Council. He explained that there were minor discrepancies, such as missing ballots, in one district, but that these discrepancies would only make a difference if the election was very close. He presented the books and reports for the precincts to the Council. The number of voters that voted in the election was verified. The provisional and absentee ballots were examined. The voter register was inspected. Mr. Dameron noted that some of the voter registers had been combined by the County Elections Office and that this practice would not be continued in future elections. It had created some confusion.

(Councilmember Acerson arrived at 5:50 p.m.)

Mr. Dameron explained that the combining of districts may have contributed to the missing ballots. Councilmember Dain opened and counted the provisional ballot for precinct #5, the only precinct that had any provisional ballots. An additional vote each for Lindsey Bayless, Bruce Carpenter and Jerald Hatch was recorded. The reconciliation of the total number of ballots in District #3 was corrected. This correction did not affect the total number of ballots certified, just corrected some accounting errors.

(Councilmember Dain was excused at 6:05 p.m.)

COUNCILMEMBER ACERSON MOVED TO CERTIFY THE ELECTION RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2003, NOTING THAT THERE WERE A FEW INACCURACIES THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECORDED. THE CERTIFIED RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
LINDSEY BAYLESS 646
BRUCE CARPENTER 823
JERALD HATCH 587
LARRY SHIPP 514
DUSTIN SWEETEN 417
MICHAEL TRAVIS 397
COUNCILMEMBER BATH SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIED.

COUNCIL REPORTS:

WATER, GENERAL PLAN, BUILDING INSPECTION, ENGINEERING

Councilmember Dain was excused.

SEWER, SOLID WASTE, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES

Councilmember Hatch commented that he had no report for tonight.

TRAILS, PLANNING, ZONING, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, ADMINISTRATION

Councilmember Bayless commented that she had no report for tonight.

STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COURT

Councilmember Bath commented that he had no report for tonight.

PARKS, RECREATION, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LINDON FAIR, NEWSLETTER

Councilmember Acerson commented that he had no report for tonight.

ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

Mr. Dameron:
1. Reported that he had no additional items to discuss tonight.

ADJOURN

COUNCILMEMBER BATH MOVED TO ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:20 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER BAYLESS SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVED - December 2, 2003

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