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Proposed Ordinance Showing(Redlined)Revisions from Introduced Draft <br /> Alternative Option B [4 Districts,3 at-large] <br /> Section 2.1 of the Charter,which reads as follows: <br /> Sec.2.1.Elective City Officers,Size of Council-Elected at Large. <br /> The elective officers of the City shall be the Mayor and seven(7)Council • <br /> members,all of whom shall be elected by majority vote from the City at large. <br /> Is hereby amended to 1 read as follows: <br /> Sec.2.1 Elective City Officers,Size of Council Eleeted-at rge <br /> Districts. (a)The elective officers of the City shall be the Mayor and <br /> seven(7)Council members,all of whom with each Council member <br /> elected from one of seven(7)`Councilpositions.Positions one(1) --' Formatted:Underline <br /> through four(4)shall each be elected by majority vote of the electors in <br /> four(4)separate geographical districts within the City.The Mayor and <br /> Council members in�ositions five(5),through seven(7)shall be__________________________ __ Formatted:Underline <br /> elected from the entire City at large. <br /> (b)The boundaries of the districts for Council positions 1 through 4 <br /> shall be drawn in{2020}{202},and then redrawn in 2022,and redrawn <br /> every ten(10)years thereafter following each federal decennial census, <br /> in accordance with a districting plan prepared by a jN nine(9)-member <br /> Districting Commission,all consistent with applicable state law and this <br /> Charter.TheOne Districting Commission's members shall be�y <br /> appointed-by-the nominated by each City Council member and one by <br /> the Mayor. The City Council shall appoint eight of the Districting <br /> Commission members from those nominated upon a determination of <br /> reasonable geographic representation among the nominees. These <br /> Commission members must be appointed on or before January 31,2020, <br /> then again on or before January 31,2022,and on or before January 31, <br /> every tenth year thereafter. • -- - - -_ . • : - ..::.,. _ <br /> ^,.^....:....:....e,.. *the Commissioners so appointed must promptly <br /> appoint a ninth member of the Commission.All Commission members <br /> must be residents of the City. No person may serve on the Commission <br /> who is an elected official(except precinct committee officer),a <br /> candidate for elected office,or a City of Everett employee. <br /> (c) Each Districting Commission shall appoint a districting master <br /> within 90 days of the appointment of the Commission.If the <br /> Commission is unable to agree upon the appointment of a districting <br /> master within that time period,the City Council shall promptly appoint <br /> a districting master.A districting master must be,in the Commission's <br /> or Council's determination,qualified by education,training and <br /> experience to assist the Commission in the development of each <br /> districting plan and the drawing of district boundaries.The districting <br /> plan must be adopted by the Commission initially on or before <br /> November 1,2020,then again on or before November 1,2022,and <br /> every tenth year thereafter.Prior to the adoption of a districting plan and <br /> 108 <br />