Hold public hearing on redrawing City Council district boundaries

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In Plain English

The city must redraw voting district lines every 10 years after the census to ensure equal population in each district. Council members represent specific geographic areas rather than the whole city. Public input helps determine how to group neighborhoods into the 5 districts for fair representation.

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Votes

Schedule two community workshops before January 20, 2019, with assistance of monolingual translators, and use December 3, and 17, 2019 City Council meetings as community workshops

Moved by: Melvin WillisSeconded by: Demnlus Johnson III
Passed

6 to 1

Thomas K. ButtNay
Nathaniel BatesAye
Demnlus Johnson IIIAye
Eduardo MartinezAye
Jael MyrickAye
Melvin WillisAye
Ben ChoiAye