Submitted by: Laura Reams
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Agenda Section: Appointment
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Appointment of Members to the Redistricting Commission
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Suggested Action:
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I move the Mayor and Council appoint the following individuals to the Redistricting Commission:
- Greta Mosher, Ward 1 (Representative of the Board of Supervisors of Elections)
- T. Carter Ross, Ward 2 (Representative of the Ethics Commission)
- Alicia Freemyn, Ward 3 (Representative of the Race & Equity Task Force)
- Cynthia Totten, Ward 4 (Representative of the Education Advisory Committee)
- Cliff Mayo, Ward 5 (Representative of the Planning Committee)
- Andrew Sayer, Ward 2
- Jennifer Gafford, Ward 3
- Leland Dudek, Ward 4
- Krystil Smith, Ward 5
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Summary Background:
Every ten years, after the Census, the City must use the new census data to review its ward boundaries, and if needed, redraw the boundaries between wards in order to reflect how the local populations have changed. The authority for the modification of ward boundaries is found in the City Charter, ? C4-17.
The redistricting process is done with the primary goal of creating wards which have substantially equal populations. The widely accepted standard for population variation between the largest ward and the smallest ward is that there should not be a greater than 10% difference. Additional criteria for consideration throughout the redistricting process is listed below.
* Wards must be comprised of contiguous territory and as geographically compact as possible.
* Wards shall, as much as possible, be bounded by natural boundaries, street lines, and/or City boundary lines.
* Wards must be drawn to provide fair and effective representation for all residents of the City, including racial, ethnic, and language minorities. Additionally, to the extent possible, wards should preserve identifiable communities of interest. The redrawing of the City's ward boundaries should be designed to ensure tha...
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