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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
MAY 24, 1994
A Special Session of the Fountain Hills Town Council open to the public was convened and called to order by Mayor
Cutillo at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday,May 24, 1994, in the Fountain Hills Town Hall Council Chambers located at 16836
E.Palisades Blvd., Building C,Fountain Hills, Arizona.
ROLL CALL-Following the pledge to the flag and the invocation by Councilwoman Tibbetts,roll call was taken.
Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor John Cutillo, and
Councilmembers Bill O'Brien,Frank Clark,Peg Tibbetts and Don Lawrence. Also present were Town Manager Paul
Nordin,Town Attorney Bill Farrell and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen. Absent were Vice Mayor Mike Minarsich and
Councilman Wally Hudson.
AGENDA ITEM#2.-CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1994-23,DECLARING AND ADOPTING THE
RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 17, 1994; AND ORDERING THE
RECORDING OF SUCH RESOLUTION.
Mr.Farrell said that the law required at the close of each election that the results of that election be brought before
the Council to be canvassed. Canvassing would declare the results of the May 17, 1994 election to be official and
must be conducted no sooner than six or more than fifteen days after the election.
Mayor Cutillo MOVED to accept Resolution 1994-23 as written and Councilman Clark SECONDED the motion.
The motion CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM#3.-CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTING THE TOWN CLERK AND TOWN ATTORNEY
TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARICOPA COUNTY TO ORDER AN AUTOMATIC
RECOUNT OF THE CANVASSED ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AS
DETERMINED BY RESOLUTION 1994-23.
Mr.Farrell said that since the May 17, 1994 election resulted in a six-vote separation between the mayoral candidates
state statute for state and county offices mandated an automatic recount of the ballots when the victory margin was
less than 10 votes. Although the statute did not include city or towns, and Fountain Hills was not in a political
subdivision of the county,a corresponding statute in Title 9 governing cities and towns said county regulations should
be followed in the absence of local ordinance or law. Mr.Farrell said it was his opinion that since there were less
than ten votes involved, there should be an automatic recount and that if so authorized and directed to do so, he
would file with the Superior Court on the following day a petition along with a certified copy of the resolution asking
for an automatic recount no later than Tuesday, May 31, 1994 at 5:00 p.m. That information would be requested
to be returned to the court no later than noon Wednesday,June 1, so that a court order could then be issued in time
for the Thursday, June 2 council meeting.
Mayor Cutillo MOVED to direct the Town Clerk and Town Attorney to petition the Superior Court of Maricopa
County to order an automatic recount of the canvassed election results for the office of Mayor as determined by
Resolution 1994-23. Councilwoman Tibbetts SECONDED the motion which CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM#4. - CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
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AGENDA ITEM#5.- PURSUANT TO A.R.S.38-431.03.A.1.,VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYMENT, ASSIGNMENT,
APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISMISSAL, SALARIES, DISCIPLINING OR
RESIGNATION OF A PUBLIC OFFICER, APPOINTEE OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY PUBLIC BODY,
EXCEPT THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SALARY DISCUSSIONS,AN OFFICER,APPOINTEE OR
EMPLOYEE MAY DEMAND THAT SUCH DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OCCUR AT A PUBLIC
MEETING. THE PUBLIC BODY MUST PROVIDE THE OFFICER,APPOINTEE OR EMPLOYEE WITH
SUCH PERSONAL NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS IS APPROPRIATE BUT NOT LESS
THAN 24 HOURS FOR THE OFFICER, APPOINTEE OR EMPLOYEE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
SUCH DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION SHOULD OCCUR AT A PUBLIC MEETING.
Mayor Cutillo said the Council would be primarily discussing the Town Manager's evaluation. Councilman
Lawrence MOVED to go into executive session and Councilman Clark SECONDED. The motion CARRIED
unanimously.
Mayor Cutillo recessed the Special Session at 6:37 p.m. and went into Executive Session.
AGENDA ITEM#6. - RETURN TO SPECIAL SESSION.
The Council returned to Special Session at 7:40 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM#7. -CONSIDERATION OF MERIT INCREASE FOR THE TOWN MANAGER FOR FY
94/95.
Councilman O'Brien MOVED to grant the Town Manager a 3% merit increase for FY 94/95. Councilwoman
Tibbetts SECONDED the motion which CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM#8. - ADJOURNMENT.
Councilman Clark MOVED to adjourn and Councilman Lawrence SECONDED. The motion CARRIED
unanimously and the Town Council adjourned at approximately 7:42 p.m.
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Notid)
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
By:
Jo . Cutillo, Mayor
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
PREPARED BY: d
Rosalynn ucker, Adminis five Assistant
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Session Meeting
held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 24th day of May, 1994. I further certify that the meeting was
duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 2nd day of June, 1994.
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