HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 11 18 Informational 201 - 2025 Winter Springs Districting CommissionINFORMATIONAL AGENDA ITEM 201
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA | NOVEMBER 18, 2024 REGULAR MEETING
TITLE
Informing the City Commission of the Upcoming Requirement for Appointments to
the 2025 Winter Springs Districting Commission
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, staff will be
requesting that the Mayor and Members of the City Commission make appointments
to the seven (7) member Districting Commission.
By February 1, 2025, the City Commission must appoint seven (7) city electors
determined from the registration of the last election; one (1) to be appointed by each
Commissioner from their respective district, and two (2) appointed by the Mayor from
the city at-large. Electors chosen shall not be employed by the City in any other
capacity.
The Districting Commission shall file their report with the City within one hundred
twenty (120) days of appointment to the Districting Commission. This report will
contain a recommended plan for adjustment of the Commission district boundaries.
The Districting Commission shall consider the following specific criteria in their
recommendations for any district boundary adjustments:
Each district shall be formed of compact, contiguous territory and its boundary
lines shall follow the centerlines of streets insofar as practical or possible, or
other boundaries available.
The districts shall be based upon the principle of equal and affective
representation as required by the United States Constitution and as represented
in the mathematical preciseness reached in the legislative apportionment of the
state.
The report shall include a map and the description of the districts recommended
and shall be drafted as a proposed ordinance. Once filed with the City, the
report shall be treated as an ordinance introduced by a commissioner.
The tentative schedule for the Districting process is as follows:
09/23/2024 - Informational Item will be placed on the agenda regarding the
upcoming Districting Commission
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December 2024 - Appointments will begin for the Districting Commission
01/27/2025 - Resolution establishing the Districting Commission and its
members
March - April 2025 - Districting Commission Meeting(s)
May 27, 2025 - REPORT DEADLINE
June - July 2025 - Commission 1st and 2nd Reading
FUNDING SOURCE
N/A
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests the City Commission receive and review the information provided in this
Agenda Item. The Commission may want to begin consideration of their respective
appointments to the Districting Commission.
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