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Agenda Item # 12.a.
City Commission Regular Meeting - 6:00 pm
Meeting Date:
05/02/2022
Re
Election Districts
Submitted For:
Linda Cox

SUBJECT:

Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 22-012 Amending Section 12-6, Election Districts by amending the election district boundary following the 2020 U.S. Census.  SECOND READING 

SUMMARY:

Article 6, Section 58 of the City Charter states: "The City of Fort Pierce shall have two (2) election districts to be known as District 1 and District 2.  The boundary between said districts shall be determined by ordinance of the City Commission on a periodic basis.  The district boundaries shall be adjusted in accordance with population changes as reported by the official U.S. census, so that the population of the two (2) districts remains approximately equal."

Public workshops were held on March 23 and March 29 soliciting input on two proposed alternatives.   Commission consensus was to proceed with Map Alternative 1.

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Ordinance 22-012.

ALTERNATIVES:

Adopt with modifications.

RESPONSIBLE STAFF:

Linda W. Cox, City Clerk

COORDINATED WITH:

Kurt Spitzer, KSA Consulting
Tanya Earley, City Attorney

Fiscal Impact

OTHER INFORMATION:

No fiscal impact.

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
City Manager Nick Mimms 04/06/2022 08:31 PM
Form Started By:
Linda Cox
Started On:
04/04/2022 01:37 PM
Final Approval Date:
04/20/2022