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City of Winter Springs
Resolution No. 2025-03
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4. Seat Four (Deputy Mayor Cade Resnick): Mr. Christoper Riggs
5. Seat Five (Councilmember Mark Caruso): Mr. Geoff Kenrick
6. Mayoral Appointment (Mayor Kevin McCann): Mr. Michael Blake
7. Mayoral Appointment (Mayor Kevin McCann): Mr. Art Gallo
SECTION II. All appointments to the 2025 Districting Committee shall take effect upon
the final passage and adoption of this Resolution by the City Commission. Vacancies on the 2025
Districting Commission occurring after the adoption of this Resolution shall be filled by
appointment in accordance with the City Charter and without the necessity of modifying this
Resolution.
SECTION III. The Districting Committee shall have until June 24, 2025, one-hundred-
twenty (120) days from the effective date of this Resolution, to file with the City Manager a report
containing a recommended plan for adjustment of the commission district boundaries. Pursuant to
the City Charter, the City Commission shall have until July 6, 2026, which is one-hundred-twenty
(120) days prior to the next city election, to adopt or reject a redistricting ordinance.
SECTION IV. The Districting Commission’s report shall be governed by the applicable
provisions of the City Charter and other applicable law including, but not limited to, the provisions
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In general, and taking into account the current commission
district boundaries, the City Charter requires that the commission district boundaries shall comply
with the following specifications:
(1) Each district shall be formed of compact, contiguous territory, and its boundary lines
shall follow the center lines of streets insofar as practical or possible, or other
boundaries available.
(2) The districts shall be based upon the principle of equal and effective representation as
required by the United States Constitution and as represented in the mathematical
preciseness reached in the legislative appointment of the state.
(3) The report shall include a map and description of the districts recommended and shall
be drafted as a proposed ordinance. Once filed with the designated official, the report
shall be treated as an ordinance introduced by a commissioner.
Additionally, to account for changes in population generated by new residential development since
the 2020 U.S. Census, the technical assistance provided under Section V of this Resolution and the
Districting Commission’s recommendation shall be guided not by the issuance of development
permits, but rather by the actual number of certificates of occupancy granted by the City for new
residential dwelling units not previously accounted for by the U.S. Census.
SECTION V. To the extent deemed reasonably necessary by the City Manager, the City
Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney, and their respective designees, shall provide technical
assistance to the Districting Commission.