OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT

   
OFFICIAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 14, 2006
MAYOR
(Vote for one)
Horace G. Feliu
51  
Mary Scott Russell
52  

Bob Welsh

53  
COMMISSIONER – GROUP I
(Vote for one)
Brian Beasley
55  
Adrian Ellis
56  
Lew Sellars
57  
Randy G. Wiscombe
58  
COMMISSIONER – GROUP IV
(Vote for one)
Jay Beckman
60  
Clyde Cates Jr.
61  
Frank Cuzzocrea Jr
62  
Levy Kelly
63  
Zachary Mann
64  
David Walker
65  
QUESTION 1
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS

Shall Article IV, Section 2.F.(1) of the Charter of the City of South Miami be amended to allow for the Finance Director, with the approval of the City Manager, to make transfers of up to $10,000, per fiscal quarter, of any unencumbered appropriations between general classifications of expenditures without exceeding the adopted fiscal year budget?

YES
67  
NO
68  
QUESTION 2
APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES

Shall Article IV, Section 4.C. of the Charter of the City of South Miami be amended to provide that the City Manager or the Finance Director in his/her absence shall approve all proposed expenditures consistent with the provisions set forth in the City Charter?

YES
70  
NO
71  
QUESTION 3
MULTI-ANNUAL CONTRACTS

Shall Article IV, Section 4.D. of the City of South Miami Charter be amended to provide that no contract involving the payment of money out of the appropriations of more than one year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made or approved by resolution adopted by the Commission after a public hearing?

YES
73  
NO
74  
QUESTION 4
CANVASSING COMMITTEE

Shall Article V, Section 5.B. of the City of South Miami Charter be amended to provide for the composition of the Canvassing Committee to be changed from a majority of the City Commission to a Committee designated by the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections?

YES
76  
NO
77  
QUESTION 5
MAYOR’S TERM OF OFFICE

Shall Article V, Section 2.A. of the Charter of the City of South Miami be amended to provide that the Mayor’s term be increased from two (2) years to four (4) years effective with the February 2006 election?

YES
79  
NO
80