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Home My WebLink About1998 01 26 Regular Item H COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM H REGULAR X CONSENT INFORMATIONAL January 26. 1998 Meeting MGR r< WV1'DEPT Authorization REQUEST: City Manager requesting the Mayor and City Commission appoint a seven member Districting Commission. PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Mayor and.City Commission to appoint a seven member Districting Commission according to the requirements in Section 4.02 (b) of the City Charter. APPLICABLE CODE: CHARTER, Section 4.02 (b) - Districting Commission. By the first day of February, 1991, the first day of February, 1992, and every three (3) years thereafter, the City Commission shall appoint seven (7) city electors determined from the registration of the last regular election, one (1 ) to be appointed by each commissioner from his/her respective district, and two (2) appointed by the Mayor from the City at large who shall comprise the Districting Commission. Electors chosen shall not be employed by the City in any other capacity...... CONSIDERA TIONS: The Districting Commission shall file with the City Clerk a report containing a recommended plan for establishment or adjustment of the Commission District boundaries. The Districting Commission shall file their report with the City Clerk within 120 days of appointment of the Commission. It shall be the responsibility of the City Manager to provide Staff assistance and technical data to the Districting Commission. City Staff will present a recommended plan to the Districting Commission which would maintain, as close as possible, the current District boundaries. The Districting Commission is subject to the requirements of t~e State Sunshine Law. FUNDING: There is $875.00 in the FY 97/98 budget to compensate each Districting Commission member for attending meetings. RECOMME~DA TION: The City Manager recommends that the Mayor and City Commission appoint a seven member Districting Commission in accordance with Section 4.02(b) of the City Charter, including the preparation of a plan by the Staff for consideration by the Districting Commission. IMPLEMENTA TION: Upon Commission approval. ATTACHMENTS: Copy of Section 4.02 of the City Charter COMMISSION ACTION: ~ 2.01 WINTER SPRINGS CODE ., ',,-, of 421.48 feet to the P.T. of said curve; thence run north 66029'00" east 2,776.82 feet to the P.C. of a curve concave northwesterly having a radius of 1,637.28 feet, a central angle of 17004'00"; thence run northeasterly along said curve an arc length of 487.67 feet to the P.T. of said curve; thence run north 49025'00" east 70.24 feet to the P.C. of a curve concave south- easterly having a radius of 636.62 feet, a cen- tral angle of 27058'00"; thence run northeast- erly along said curve an arc length of 310.74 feet to the P.T. of said curve; said point being the intersection of State Roads S-434 and 419, less those parts lying within the City of Casselberry and the City of Longwood, Florida. Editor's note-The current description of the boundaries of the city is on file in the city clerk's office. Section 2.02. [Property added by annexation since 1972.] All property annexed to the City of Winter Springs, Florida, since the adoption of the Char- . ter of 1972. Section 2.03. Annexation [procedure]. The commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, may propose by ordinance to annex an area of contiguous, compact, unincorporated land to the territorial limits of the municipality; or upon petition by all landowners of real property which is contiguous, reasonably compact and un- incorporated, the City of Winter Springs, may annex said land to the territorial limits of the municipality by ordinance. The procedure to be followed in the annexation of territory shall be as set forth in Chapter 17l, Florida Statutes as it now exists or as it may be renumbered or amended. ARTICLE III. POWERS OF THE CITY Section 3.01. [Generally.] The city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter. Supp. No.6 ARTICLE IV. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION Section 4.01. Composition; qualification of members; and commission dis. tricts. (a) Composition. There shall be a city commis- sion of five voters of the city at large. Each city commission member shall reside in a designated geographical district, which districts shall con- tain as equal a number in population as practi- cable. (b) Qualifications. Only qualified voters of the city shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor or commissioner. Qualifications for candidates for the offices of mayor and city commissioner are as set out in Section 2-87, Code of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, as may be amended from time to time. lOrd. No. 494, ~ 1, 8.13.90) Note-See the editor's note following ~ 4.02. Section 4.02. Commission districts; adjust- ment of districts. (a) Number of districts. The city commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall by sep- arate ordinance divide the city into five (5) geo- graphical commission districts. (b) Districting commission. By the first day of February, 1991, the first day of February, 1992, and every three (3) years thereafter, the city com- mission shall appoint seven (7) city electors deter- mined from the registrat~on of the last regular election, one (1) to be appointed by each commis- . sioner from hislher respective district, and two (2) appointed by the mayor from the city at large, who shall comprise the districting commission. Electors chosen shall not be employed by the city in any other capacity. The initial districting com- mission, creating and establishing the flI'st com. mission districts, shall be appointed by each com. missioner and the mayor from the city at large. (c) Report; specifications. The districting com. mission shall file with the official designated by the city commission a report containing a recom- mended plan for establishment or adjustment of the commission district boundaries. The initial dis- .. '-- . ....-/ 6 ..' 'r ';r .. ~~~, r . . ''''''~:~:':'.' tricting commission, creating and establishing the first commission districts, shall me such report within ninety (90) days of appointment. There- after, such reports shall be med within one hun- dred twenty (120) days of appointment to the dis- tricting commission. The commission district boundaries shall comply with the following spec- ifications: (1) Each district shall be formed of compact contiguous territory, and its boundary lines shall follow the center lines of streets in- sofar as practical or possible, or other bound- aries available. (2) The districts shall be based upon the prin- ciple of equal and effective representation as required by the United States Constitu- tion and as represented in the mathemat- ical preciseness reached in the legislative apportionment of the state. (3) The report shall include a map and descrip- tion 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. (d) Support. It shall be the responsibility of the city manager to provide staff assistance and tech- nical data to the districting commission. (e) Procedure. The procedure for the city com- mission's consideration of the report shall be the same as for other ordinances, provided that if a summary of the ordinances is published pursuant to this Charter and general law, it must include both the map and a description of the recom- mended districts. (f) Failure to enact ordinance. The city commis- sion shall adopt the redistricting ordinance at least one hundred. twenty (120) days before the next city election_ If the city commission fails to either accept or reject the redistricting ordinance, the report of the districting commission shall go into effect and have the same effect of an ordinance. The proposed redistricting ordinance may not be rejected for any reason except for failure to comply with the specifications listed in section 4.02(c) of this Charter or failure to comply with other local, state or federal law. Supp. No. 12 CHARTER ~ 4.03 (g) Effect of enactment. The new commission dis- tricts and boundaries as of the date of enactment shall supersede previous commission districts and boundaries for all purposes; provided all incum- bent commissioners shall continue to hold office for the entire term to which elected notwith- standing any change in commission district and boundaries. (Ord. No. 494, 9 1, 8-13-90) Editor's note-Ord. No. 494, !} 1, adopted Aug. 13, 1990, provided for the amendment of Char. ~9 4.01 and 4.02 to read as herein set out. Such amendments were approved by the voters at an election held Nov. 6, 1990. Section 4.03. Election and terms. (a) The regular election of mayor and commis- sioners shall be held on the first Tuesday follow- ing the first Monday in the month of November of each year an election is held. All elections shall be for three-year terms of office. The terms of the mayor and commissioner shall begin the first Mon- day after the first day of December of each year an election is held. (b) City commission seats are hereby designated as seats one, two, three, four and five. The com- missioners elected to serve on the city commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall serve as the first city commission until the first election under this Charter. (c) Those commissioners and mayor elected si- multaneously with the referendum election held pursuant to Section 166.031, Florida Statutes at which this Charter provision was approved by the electorate shall serve as commissioners and mayor for a three-year term; at the first election held under this Charter the remainder of the previ- ously elected two-year term positions shall be for three (3) years. (d) All commissioners and the mayor shall be limited to three (3) terr,ns, to be served consecu- tively. (Ord. No. 548, 9 HExh. Al, 9-13-93) Editor's note-Section I of Ord. No. 548, adopted Sep. 13, 1993, provided for the amendment of ~ 4.03 to read as herein set out. Such amendment was approved by a majority of the voters at an election held Nov. 2, 1993. 6.1