HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 880302 - Proposed Districting PlansA RESOLUTION APPROVING OF A PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED DISTRICTING PLANS TO BE HELD ON
OCTOBER 6, 1988 AND SUBMISSION OF ANY PLANS
BY SEPTEMBER 27, 1988.
WHEREAS, on May 7, 1988, the voters approved a City Charter
amendment to provide for the City Council to be composed of seven
persons to be elected from single -member districts and the Mayor
to be elected at large; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to apportion the City into
council districts; and
WHEREAS, in effecting the apportionment process, the City is
subject to numerous federal and state constitutional, statutory
and case law requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City has retained attorneys who have experience
in the field of federal voting rights law to assist it in the
apportionment process; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City to be sure that the
apportionment is in full compliance with the Voting Rights Act and
with all other relevant law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to afford all persons in the
community an opportunity to participate in the apportionment
process;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TAE CITT
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
That the City Council adopts the findings above as true and
correct and the same are incorporated herein as if fuly set forth
at length.
SECTION II.
That the City Secretary is hereby directed to give public
notice of a public hearing to be held on proposed districting
plans to be held on October 6, 1988.
That citizens be given an opportunity to present proposed
tistricting plans for consideration by the City Council by
submitting such plans to the City Secretary on or before
September 27t 1988, so that any such plan is available for
inspection and review prior to the public hearing.
All plans submitted shall be in duplicate with the name,
telephone and mang address of the proponent of the plan.
That persons be afforded an opportunity to participate and to
make comments and suggestions at the public hearing even if they
do not submit a proposed plan by the time set out above.
That the plans submitted by the City's attorneys be available
for inspection by the public at the City offices.
That citizens desiring to submit plans or make comments be
Rdvised that any plans should meet the following criteria whicla
the council will follow in its adoption of a plan:
1. Any plan should have seven districts of substantially
equal population;
2. Any plan should not act to dilute the voting strength
racial or language minority citizens; I
3. Any plan should avoid fragmenting or packing minority
communities;
4. Any plan should be drawn to conform with geographic
boundaries utilized by the Bureau of the Census in the
1980 census to the extent possible;
5. Any plan should be based on 1980 census data;
6. Any districts should be composed of territory that is
contiguous and reasonably compact; and
7. Any plant to the extent possible, should preservQ
historic boundaries and should recognize clearly identifiabl,z
economic or community interests.
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RESOLVED this 1411 day of 1988.
�-�m Kenn6dy, May
Diane Callan -der
City Attorney
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