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Home My WebLink About2009 09 14 Informational 101 Appointment Requirements 2010 Districting CommissionCITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 101 September 14, 2009 Meeting Consent Informational X Public Hearing Regular r ~. e~~4` MGR. ;,,.~ /DEPT Authorization REQUEST: The Community Development Department wishes to update the City Commission on the upcoming requirement for appointments to the 2010 Winter Springs Districting Commission . PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to inform the Mayor and Members of the City Commission that at least 120 days before the 2010 City election, the City Charter requires them to (1) make appointments to the seven (7) member Districting Commission and (2) adopt a redistricting ordinance. The ordinance may revise City Commission district boundaries, as may be necessary, to reflect the latest City population estimates. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: Section 4.02, City Charter CONSIDERATIONS: Section 4.02 of the City Charter requires the Mayor and Commissioners to appoint seven (7) districting commissioners from the registration of the last regular election, one (1) to be appointed by each City Commissioner from his/her respective commission district and two (2) appointed by the Mayor from the City at large, who shall comprise the Districting Commission. The Districting Commission is charged with filing a recommended plan for adjusting the City Commission boundaries consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 4.02 of the Charter (please see attachment A). The City Commission shall then consider the Districting Commission's report (and proposal to revise the City Commission District map) and adopt an ordinance to enact the revised map. The City Commission must adopt the redistricting ordinance at least 120 days before the next City election (the next City election would be Tuesday, November 2, 2010). Staff will bring back another agenda item at the November 9, 2009 City Commission meeting September 14, 2009 Agenda Item 101 Page 2 of 2 requesting that the Commission appoint the seven (7) member Districting Commission, as set forth in Section 4.02 of the City Charter. ATTACHMENTS: A. Section 4.02 of the City Charter CITY COMMISSION ACTION: None required CDD/September 3, 2009/4:47 PM ARTICLE IV. GOVERNING BODY Page 1 of 6 ATTACHMENT A ARTICLE IV. GOVERNING BODY Section 4.01. Composition; qualification of members; and commission districts. (a) Composition. There shall be a governing body composed of the mayor and five (5) commission members elected by the voters of the city as provided in this Charter for a term of four (4) years commencing on the first Monday after the first day of December of each year an election is held, and its members shall serve until their successors have taken office; provided such terms shall not exceed four (4) years. Not more than one (1) commission member shall reside in each of the five (5) commission districts provided for in Section 4.02 (a) of this Charter. The mayor shall be elected at large and may reside anywhere within the city. (b) Eligibility. 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. Section 4.02. Commission districts; adjustment of districts. (a) Number of districts. The city commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall by separate ordinance divide the city into five (5) geographical 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 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. The initial districting commission, creating and establishing the first commission districts, shall be appointed by each commissioner and the mayor from the city at large. (c) Report; specifications. The districting commission shall file with the official designated by the city commission a report containing a recommended plan for establishment or adjustment of the commission district boundaries. The initial districting commission, creating and establishing the first commission districts, shall file such report within ninety (90) days of appointment. Thereafter, such reports shall be filed within one hundred twenty (120) days of appointment to the districting commission. 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 apportionment 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. (d) Support. It shall be the responsibility of the city manager to provide staff assistance and technical data to the districting commission. http://library8.municode.com/default-test/DocView/12019/1/3/7 9/3/2009 ARTICLE IV. GOVERNING BODY Page 2 of 6 (e) Procedure. The procedure for the city commission'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 recommended districts. (f) Failure to enact ordinance. The city commission 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. (g) Effect of enactment. The new commission districts and boundaries as of the date of enactment shall supersede previous commission districts and boundaries for all purposes; provided all incumbent commissioners shall continue to hold office for the entire term to which elected notwithstanding any change in commission district and boundaries. Section 4.03. Election and terms. (a) The regular election of mayor and commissioners shall be held at the time provided for in Section 8.01 of this Charter. All elections shall be for four-year terms of office. The terms of the mayor and commissioner shall begin the first Monday 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. (c) The mayor shall be limited to three (3) consecutive full terms of office. Commission members shall be limited to three (3) consecutive full terms of office. The mayor or any commission member who has served three (3) consecutive full terms of office after having been out of office for a period of one (1) year, shall be eligible for election to successive three (3) consecutive full terms of office; provided however, this limitation shall not prohibit a person who has served three (3) consecutive full terms of office as mayor from qualifying and being elected as a commission member; nor shall this limitation prohibit a person who has served three (3) consecutive full terms of office as a commission member from qualifying and being elected as mayor of the city. Section 4.04. Compensation; expenses. The city commission may determine the annual salary of mayor and commissioners by ordinance, but no ordinance increasing such salary shall become effective until the date of commencement of the terms of mayor and commissioners elected at the next regular election, provided that such election follows the adoption of such ordinance by at least six (6) months. The mayor and each commissioner of the city shall be reimbursed from the city treasury to cover the expenditures naturally and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties of office and said reimbursement for expenses shall be established by resolution. Section 4.05. Mayor. At each regular election for the office of mayor, a mayor shall be elected at large for a term of four (4) years and shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified; provided such term of office shall not exceed four (4) years. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the city commission, represent the city in intergovernmental relationships, present an annual State of the City Message, and perform other duties specified by the commission. The mayor shall be recognized as head of the city http://library8.municode.com/default-test/DocV iew/12019/ 1 /3/7 9/3/2009