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MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
DATE: February 8, 1994
SUB]: DISTRICT LINES
At least two City Commissioners have requested that the issue of district lines be brought
back on the agenda for discussion.
Attached is excerpts from City Attorney Rosenthal's memo to me regarding this issue.
Also included is my memo to you of January 24, 1994.
I await your direction.
Respectfully Submitted,
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REDISTRICTING OF SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS :
You have indicated that there may be a need to change the
single member district lines in order to provide for a better
definition of neighborhoods and to allow for population updates .
• The consideration of any such redistricting would be governed by
the provisions of Article XI of the City Charter. Currently, a
Districting Commission is scheduled to be established in November,
1996 . The provisions of Section C-66 (A) authorizes the City
Commission to establish a Districting Commission at such other
times as deemed necessary by the City Commission. The Charter
addresses the procedures to be followed by a new Districting
Commission and the City Commission in considering any changes to
the geographic boundaries of the single member districts . These
procedures involve the adoption of an ordinance redistricting the
geographic boundaries of each single member district after receipt
of a report from the Districting Commission. District boundaries
may not be changed less than four (4) months prior to a regular
municipal election.
The authority of the City Commission to establish
district boundaries is restricted by the Charter. While the final
decision regarding redistricting is made by the City Commission,
the Charter prohibits the City Commission from redistricting until
after receipt of a report from the Districting Commission
containing recommendations relating thereto.
Your specific attention is directed to the following
requirements of the Charter:
(1) Each district must be compact and contiguous and be
as rectangular as possible.
(2) Each district must be based upon the principle of
equal and effective representation.
(3) The boundaries of each district should, to the
extent possible, follow the boundary lines of county precincts
within the City.
The technical nature of the above requirements would make it
advisable to again retain professional assistance in evaluating
population data and drawing district boundaries . Any redistricting
would need to be based upon the best available census data.
AGENDA _-1-94
"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" Item VI C 2
Ocoee S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
° CITY OF OCOEERU O SON
°' 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE PAUL W.FOSTER
vO OCOEE FLORIDA 34761-2258 VERN COMBS 1)
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ELLIS SHAPIRO
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
DATE: January 24, 1994
RE: DISTRICT LINES
At least one City Commissioner and a former City Commissioner has discussed with me their
problems with certain district lines as currently drawn. If the City Commission would agree
to look at the lines as drawn, it must do so through a Districting Committee as explained in
City Attorney Rosenthal's memo attached to this document.
To this end, it would be respectfully recommended that the Districting Committee that
created the original lines be contacted to determine if they would continue to serve in this
effort.
Further, I would suggest that the expert from Florida State also be contacted to determine
whether he could again assist this Committee.
If you wish to revisit these lines and agree with our recommendation, please advise.
Respectfully Submitted,
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