HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 10 08 Informational 101 2013 Winter Springs Districting Commission Appointment Update
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ITEM101
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October 08, 2012KSRS
Regular MeetingCity ManagerDepartment
REQUEST:
The Community Development Department is reminding City Commission that staff will be
bringing an agenda item to the November 19, 2012 City Commission meeting requesting
that the Commission make appointments to the 2013 Winter Springs Districting
Commission.
SYNOPSIS:
Staff is reminding the City Commission of the schedule for appointments to the 2013
Winter Springs Districting Commission. Staff will come back before the Commission on
November 19, 2012 with another agenda item requesting specific appointment
recommendations for the 2013 Winter Springs Districting Commission.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Pursuant to Section 4.0.2 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 the first day of February, 2013, 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.
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The districting commission shall consider the following specifications in their
recommendations for any district boundary adjustments:
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.
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.
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 a ordinance introduced by a commissioner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is an informational reminder of upcoming appointments to the 2013 Winter
Springs Districting Commission. There is no immediate fiscal impact directly associated
with this agenda item.
COMMUNICATION EFFORTS:
This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission,
City Manager, City Attorney/Staff, and is available on the City’s Website, LaserFiche, and
the City’s Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the
respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals
noted above, and which is also available on the City’s Website, LaserFiche, and the City’s
Server; has been sent to applicable City Staff, Media/Press Representatives who have
requested Agendas/Agenda Item information, Homeowner’s Associations/Representatives
on file with the City, and all individuals who have requested such information. This
information has also been posted outside City Hall, posted inside City Hall with additional
copies available for the General Public, and posted at five (5) different locations around the
City. Furthermore, this information is also available to any individual requestors. City Staff
is always willing to discuss this Agenda Item or any Agenda Item with any interested
individuals.
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.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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