Ordinance 3605-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

geographical districts within the City. The Mayor and Council members in positions five(5), through seven(7)shall be elected from the entire City at large. fb)The boundaries of the districts for Council positions 1 through 4 shall be drawn in 2020,then redrawn in 2022,and redrawn every 10 years thereafter following each federal decennial census, in accordance with a districting plan prepared by a nine(9)-member Districting Commission, all consistent with applicable state law and this Charter. One Districting Commission member shall be nominated by each City Council member and one by the Mayor. The City Council shall appoint eight of the Districting Commission members from those nominated upon a determination of reasonable geographic representation among the nominees. These Commission members must be appointed on or before January 31, 2020,then again on or before January 31, 2022, and on or before January 31, every tenth year thereafter. the Commissioners so appointed must promptly appoint a ninth member of the Commission. All Commission members must be residents of the City. No person may serve on the Commission who is an elected official(except precinct committee officer), a candidate for elected office, or a City of Everett employee. (c) Each Districting Commission shall appoint a districting master within 90 days of the appointment of the Commission. If the Commission is unable to agree upon the appointment of a districting master within that time period,the City Council shall promptly appoint a districting master.A districting master must be, in the Commission's or Council's determination, qualified by education,training and experience to assist the Commission in the development of each districting plan and the drawing of district boundaries. The districting plan must be adopted by the Commission initially on or before November 1, 2020, then again on or before November 1, 2022, and every tenth year thereafter. Prior to the adoption of a districting plan and district boundaries the Commission shall conduct public forums. At least one public forum shall be held in each then-existing District, and at least one public hearing shall be conducted on a citywide basis. Each districting plan must be in compliance with applicable law, and in drawing the plan there shall be no consideration, favor, or disfavor given to the district assignment of any individual's residence. The initial districting plan shall be based on the 2010 decennial census,together with additional population estimates that the Commission and the districting master deem reliable. In 2022, and every tenth year thereafter, the districting plan shall be based on the most recent decennial census. The City Council must adopt each Districting Commission's districting plan without modification or amendment.