Minutes - 05/07/1979 - Board of TrusteesVILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
SPECIAL MEETING
May 7, 1979
I. CALL MEETING''TO ORDER
The special meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to
order at 6:30 P.M. by President Cerne in the Samuel E. Dean
Board Room of the Village Commons.
A. Roll Call
Present: Trustees Frederick E. Brown
George Congreve
E. Clifford Marquardt
Arthur W. Philip
Barbara F. Reynolds
President Wence F. Cerne
Absent: None
II. NOTICE OF MEETING
It was noted. for the record that notice of this special
meeting was given in the manner required by law, the stated
purpose of the meeting being to conduct a discovery recount of Precinct
pursuant to the petition of Robert E. Listecki filed April
28, 1979 with the Village Clerk. For the record it was further
stated that copies of the petition for discovery recount were
served upon the successful candidates Arthur W. Philip,
E. Clifford Marquardt and George Congreve on April 30, 1979,
as required by law.
III. DISCOVERY RECOUNT
Also present for the discovery recount were two (2) respresen-
tatives from the State Board of Elections, Rick Fulle and
Tony Morgando, Jr. Also in attendance were Village Manager
Carmignani, Village Attorney Brechin, and the petitioner,
Robert E. Listecki.
Mr. Congreve at this point noted for the record that he wished
to abstain from any participation in the discovery recount
procedures due to the fact that his vote total in the precinct
to be canvassed was closest to that of the petitioner, Mr. Listecki.
There being no objection Mr. Congreve withdrew from participation.,
A. Named as Calling Judges were Trustee Brown and President
Cerne, Trustees Marquardt, Philip and Reynolds were
designated as Tally Judges.
B. The Village Clerk brought forward the canvass bag con-
taining the ballots and provided blank Certificate of
Result forms for the Board. The Clerk noted that the
ballots had been in her possession for safekeeping since
election night and that the ballots were locked in a
secure place and were sealed and in the same condition
as when delivered to her on election night.
The Board proceeded to count all of the ballots, voter
application for ballots including all blank ballots,
spoiled ballots before 6:00 P.M., defective and objected
to ballots after 6:00 P .M. and blank absentee ballots.
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK MINUTES -1- May 7, 1979
Corrected May 8, 1979
VILLAGE OF OAK BR $k' MINUTES -2, May 7, 1979
Upon the completion of the recount, the Village Board
noted the following totals for the respective candi-
dates:
Eldon Glaves 462
Robert Listecki 449
E. Clifford Marquardt 502
Arthur W. Philip 550
George Congreve 546
Robert Waite 3
Joseph Rush 1
The Board further noted as to the Certificate of Result for
Precinct 1 that the number of blank ballots was 1874,-the
number of absentee ballots delivered 119, the total number
of ballots delivered 1993, the number of blank and spoiled
ballots 985 and the number of ballots cast in the ballot
box 1003. 300 straight Oak Brook Community Candidates
ballots were cast and 635 split ballots were cast. A
total of 21 defective, objected to and rejected ballots
were found. All participating Board members thereupon
executed all three (3) of the Tally Sheets and Certifi-
cates of Results; and thereupon wrapped executed and
sealed all of the ballots including spoiled and defective
and objected to. The Board thereupon placed all of the
ballots in the canvass bag as provided and returned same
to the Village Clerk. All procedures in the discovery
recount were completed at 9:30 P.M.
IV. DISCUSSION
Brief discussion followed regarding assignment of the various
areas of responsibilities relating to the three (3) person
: committees on Communication and Sports Core, Personnel and
Public Safety, Zoning and Planning and the one (1) person
committees on Finance, Public Works and Transportation, Pathway
and Library.
V. ADJOURNMENT 10:00 P.M.
Trustee Congreve moved - seconded by Trustee Brown...
To adjourn this meeting.
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Voice vote - all in favor So ordered
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Respectfully submitted,
Maribmne Lakosil
Village Clerk
May 71 1979
Corrected May 8, 1979
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