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An Ordinance amending Section 2-3.2 in Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to establish procedures and guidelines for redistricting Council Districts. [Council Office, Maynard]
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 2-3.2 of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-3.2. Redistricting Council Districts
(a) In accordance with section 4.03 of the Charter of the Urban County Government and KRS 67A.023, following the official publication of each decennial census by the United States Bureau of the Census for the area embraced by Lexington-Fayette County, the Council shall, if necessary, redistrict the twelve (12) Council districts.
(b) By February 1st of each year in which the decennial census is to be published, the vice-Mayor shall appoint a Redistricting Committee to make a recommendation to the Council concerning the revision of district boundary lines.
(c) The Redistricting Committee shall consist of fifteen (15) members, with nine (9) members constituting a quorum. Each Councilmember shall select one (1) member of the Committee, with the vice-Mayor's selection acting as the chairperson. The Committee shall cease to exist upon presentation of its recommended revision of district boundary lines to the Urban County Council.
(d) The Urban County Government shall provide staff as needed to assist the Committee. The Council Administrator shall serve as the official custodian of the records of the Committee and shall be responsible for maintaining said records for a period of twenty (20) years after the Committee makes its final recommendation to the Urban County Council.
(e) Members of the Redistricting Committee shall have the following qualifications:
(1) each member shall reside in the Council district of the Councilmember making the selection, for those members selected by district C...
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