HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-52 - Ad Hoc Councilmanic Redistricting CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 91 -52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING AN
AD HOC COUNCILMANIC REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
• WHEREAS, Section 1005 of the Newport Beach City Charter
requires the City Council, every four years, to appoint a committee, to
study the advisability of redistricting the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, the redistricting was last considered by the City
Council in 1987; and
WHEREAS, the Charter requires the City Council to appoint a
committee, in 1991, to again consider redistricting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach hereby appoints two Council Members and the
Mayor as the Ad Hoc Councilmanic Redistricting Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Committee is charged with
the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Preparation of a reapportionment plan with alternatives
on establishing district boundaries which, as nearly as practicable,
constitute natural areas of contiguous and compact territory; and
2. Preparation of a reapportionment plan which will create
districts, containing substantially equal numbers of people, in order
to provide fair representation on the City Council; and
3. Report back to the City Council for redistricting the City,
consistent with this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Committee shall
automatically cease to exist at such time as the City Council adopts an
Ordinance changing and redefining the boundaries of any or all of the
seven Councilmanic districts, or on September 30, 1991, whichever
occurs first.
ADOPTED this 13th day of May , 1991.
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