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A031 - Cities Guide to Redistricting
.�- '��' .. f`.. �l•, .. e.• ..� .ii 1.: 9J�'., C'.u:.... � �, ... ... ."�iJ�+�.A �'i��S,. �J�r`k..:1 f 9 .spsq iioss to nipiGm bmui—X('igh srb Lr-oJ s.i9(lt TO-`10 30 qhu� s"It (it leteo of IOWA E"t ano.a1voiq e`dt brie, F4-n 'iftnt -)lni( w,3 r�K� �FFrC 2001 tli .Juo& it}b 3L1 ; 'it? , a?pi 2irit 41C3(7 ^.3ii ��3tT1C�^� Vas+ U:3�! f ` or REDISTRICTI 40 ry °yp IOWA .i! Fi Y`S 6162 ,10 y1stalo �� r3('if to Je tun$ew .3 801C r e t v0c, swo4 ,?, nic)M ?9(,] lim ... vib M Please Note: Then ructions WIN and Worksheet ontained in this booklet have been prepared to help cities`with the"process'of reprecincting and o redistricting. The appropriate sections of the Code of Iowa are noted in g' .. brackets along the right-hand margin of each page. Readers are `a encouraged to refer to the Code of/owa."If there are errors in this guide, they are unintentional, and the provisions of the Code of Iowa shall be�, f followed. �� If you have comments about this guide, or questions about it,"please� 3 'contact: g Sandra J. Steinbc z Director of Eledo'ns�� Rpostal y p al mail: pf;� Office of the Secretary of State w 1305 E. Walnut St. Des Moines, Iowa 50319 y so B Email: sand �- y@ s.,tUt6Ja s z By telephone: �> a` 515 281-5823 5Y 02 ) ' iF`f, E. ... y_...tK4Re".I":F ' ♦, All ,t Re rec i nct� n and Red i stri ., n 2001 Instructions for Cities City Council duties The City Council must divide the city into precincts, if it is necessary or desirable. The precincts must be defined in an ordinance. After the precincts are established, it is the "' } council's responsibility to amend the ordinance if it is necessary or desirable'to change the precincts. The council may also divide the city into wards by adopting an ordinance. e9h;sbnP S,ni-)-[49.31,149.5`&`372:13(7)]it After each federal decennial census the council must review the precinct and ward_.,a, ' , i �: boundaries to be sure that they meet the current legal requirements and determine whether it changes are needed._;r ; ;; i:- .,v 963 ill 1169 -1.91 nu) f°2Ji'1 t`!'! T}W,t3'329 "IS 210—[49.7] ' ,--Al e0l' J '151b:3,Ta';L:.' N co 9d MW ii ,(n3"tnil,i it;n., filUij 1(),'i%m3C'i,l 51 1Jr>! r E Cities NOT required to file o1!. f.>.:r e,- -iX41! Cities 2000 and under. Any city with a population of 2000 or fewer people is'considered to be a part of the same precinct as the surrounding unincorporated township, unless the county board of supervisors takes contrary action. J49.4] Cities'3,500 and under, if the city'has only one precinct."Any city'that'has only'one:' p red nctdoes'not'need to file' 'i o _,to co,11 bcJivt ., 3o ri ,dr ?,`=3'1i:-[49.3] " 10 lz-)bi 9rlt nsrlt -igiiagip 2i 1,I3:) gri)li3 itt3l c li3 :'C� Cities required #o file' i�� ::, i� � r71 oD 3c� 1edrn.11 P l!Frr.F fed± al-ni bol ivi .. ,...+, , a;_ The city councils'of all cities with'more than bne precinct;and 'cities with`popu(ationof greater than 3,5002 or more must review all precinct (and ward boundaries, if any) to see = B whether the existing boundaries comply with current laws. Use the enclosed worksheet . � g pY and the"Code"ofiloiva to determine wh'ether�ou�rnust"make`changes" f'ch rages�, 1, .11 . necessary, the°v�ic3rksh`eet'wiII provide you"�iniithlins"tractions, o`'make revisions.' 6ri-if'n changes are made, file the completed worksheet and'the'�upporting"maps an4-)giii °; certifications requested. ,e5bsianuod ?.rtiaoiq ni ggnrrl3 yni )o noi#gobs Ii;;ni! -q-t608 .-to3ibuA Ytri[4�3�3(1j f .rislc� rlt ve+: i` qi Ylir�uttoci{c+ sdtvrl tziairi {r©#ibua y:�iu<arl?) 3siic�i ;ff�iP9�) lt,"TI'i iq of w l i. 1 4:a�1i_ --oq gnignjiri a 'io gnitgobs 9::wstiflmo na to noikjobs lrn4 sloiq tr.itr ,as :)Rd1j4 - 1Numbers'appearing in brackets ike this,,{4?A tefer;to the section of he Code;of Iowa that:pertains l to th�e_t�o.,p._i.c;d...is.ec.ussed m k �ildi3u �st ofg ni3ivo + toi ztn � 7iup�) „Ss11 1�; ,a te �y�..'2 No precinct may have a population greater th�an 3,500. See Iowa Code section 49.30) { ry .Pre' aredinthe0fficeOf Secretary of 5tate ChesterJ.Culver March 2001 Page 1 of 3 0 Look ahead. Precinct boundaries can be changed only for a limited number,of reasons. Population- growth"is not one of them. If there are areas in"the city where substantial growth isg anticipated in the next ten years, you may wish to establish precincts with populations significantly smaller than the 3,500 maximum allowed bylaw. [49.8] Important dates. ASAP. As soon as possible after the bill redrawing congressional and legislative districts becomes law the city council shall make the necessary changes to the city's precinct boundaries. [49.7] Saturday, September 1, 2001. City plans must be postmarked on or before today for ;D aH-1- submission to the Secretary of State, unless the legislative redistricting plan does not become law until on or after July 3, 2001. [49,7] , igf.; 3r� January 15-2002..iNew precinct boundaries become effective. [49.7] The Process: In Plan III counties,work with the County., If your city is in county`where County :r Supervisors are elected from districts (under Plan III the voters in each supervisor district- elect the supervisor from that district), it will be necessary to work together with the County Redistricting Commission to draw precincts and supervisor district boundaries.: ''it Important things to remember: ;�� .,� ,gam. b�� �°:rye. ��€r���: ?lili ► K:.'Because the boundaries of Plan III supervisor districts must follow precinct; .; ,;hc O boundaries and the supervisor districts must meet rigorous population equality ttW(>D standards, city precinct boundaries may need to be drawn or adjusted to conform to supervisor district boundaries,.-.- ..;, rx ylrsy.= 449.3(4), 49.4(2) &�331;:210A(2)"a"];: ►j�_p- Cities shall not be divided into two or more county supervisor districts unless the,- population of the city is greater than the ideal size of a district. Cities shall be divided into the smallest number of county supervisor districts,possible. [49 3(4yo'e"] ► r.,� ,Both;city and county,plans will be ubmitted to,the,Secreta ry of,State for approval , ,....._ s S�" p] (ti nfi h"�' ti"9i1 �7 .�s�AG� �tt.i'� i�f��%)� �,Pa?�37 7 "�. ` �t�vg1t 1' 10 r f � `�Tl 9 cd1!w ,dgrnoD "It'i Joint City/County,precincts. Jf there arg rec ncts yvhich include both incorporated and : ' unincor orated e. ri..to ,:.. itenagree a ts.betweenx e,,i dthe count :y, . 1 a. - . .ty,.,must be ,. Yr$ made and filed.with the plans foghe,city,1r,3agr?zAiovi P !919 rl (,,.f� Review by,-County Auditor. Before final adoption of any change in precinct boundaries, the commissioner (the county auditor) must have the opportunity to review the plan. The council is required by law to permit the auditor not less than seven or more than ten days to offer comments. [49.5] Public hearing. Before final adoption of an ordinance adopting or changing precinct boundaries, a publichearing must be held This-public-h6aring=is'subjectto Open Meetings Law requirements for providing notice to the public of the"date 'time°and place of the hearing. [49.5] Prepared in the Office of 5ecretaryof5tate Cheo-W.J.Culver March 2001 `1t) .�Yi Page2of3 Ordinance. Adopt the precinct (and ward plans) by ordinance. The ordinance must describe the precinct boundaries. Use street names, political boundaries, names of rivers and streams to describe boundaries. Do not use the names of housing subdivisions, or range and section lines. [49.5 and 372.13(7)] Submit to Secretary of State. The plan approved by the City Council shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval. If the plan does not meet the standards of Iowa Code section 49.3 and 372.13(7), the Secretary of State shall reject the plan. If there is enough time before the September 1'deadline, the plan will be returned to the city for revision. Otherwise the Secretary of State will redraw the plan and may assess the cost to the city. [49.7] Publication. The City Council shall publish notice of changes in the city precinct boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation published ' the nce each week for three consecutive weeks. The series of publications shall be mad=three a changes in the precincts.have been approved by the Secretary of State. The last publications ,, be made no later than thirty days before the next general election (November 5, 2002�. A map showing the new boundaries may be used. No publication is necessary if no ch riges were made. [49.11] Changes after January 15, 2002. Precinct boundaries are considered permanent until after the next federal decennial census. Changes cannot be made, except for a limited number of reasons: [49.8 & 49.11] ► Annexations. The council must revise the ordinance establishing precincts to include the annexed territory and to assign the annexed area to a precinct. The' requirements of Iowa Code sections 49.3 and 49.5 apply to revisions in precinct boundaries. [49.8(2)] ► Special census. A city may have one special federal census taken each decade and the population figures obtained may be used to revise precinct boundaries in accordance with the requirements of sections 49.3 and 49.5. [49.8(3)] ► Change in form of government. When a city is changing its form of government from one which has council members elected at large to one which has council members electedfrom ,om wards or is changing its number of council members elected g g from wards,the city council may redraw the precinct boundaries in accordance'"`. with sections 49.3 and 49.5 to coincide with the new ward boundaries. [49.8(5)] ► Amend ordinance. Changes in precincts and wards require changes in the affected ordinances. ► File changes. Changes must be filed with the Secretary of State as soon as possible. The changes must also be filed with the County Auditor. [49.7] Polling places. It is the responsibility of the County Auditor to designate a polling place for every precinct. [49.21] Prepared in the Office of Secretary of 5tate Cheoteri.Culver March toot Page 3 of 3 i2um Sri nib-io grid .gam-fil)-to y� ,,-nsiq bihw bm:) toiixnq eill )goe:,F', mvn ho amnan ,m hsb000d ls:)ijibq ya�rnsn Jesilz qaU .z--0,G nuod �; •�?�(�t'4�,1��_)Cl.�: v'F14i?t%(at1 �f,) ?�f�pt4, °'' .i ';}?43 "�(?"� i:)�? ki s>:i�'C .. �C�"l�.p_"�T1 ($r t,> 'S�;�` :,r3. 3- ..,I ,jeknldw qd Ark Or;Lctij t_: uL w KavoiGt o , c"!�z cd .iiEY,t(Ati§ wwbf ioAmump SM f_yru './: s -t: nski ndl u A V',flCtQ IS `.}M,,. "it} +('mk,'ID�2 Al w ! 4 19fi? .f}„ c-){} r.3 }'3f:.'�. 3 4'ti: CAICl'i6f:i�de pp .'" 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QW ,yr�y}y.N�1 py •� , � Ities 4J��1�1AL\r-q oviuogDi AiV.b w aif lO V . 4. .A-.v..l� ��.t�(.�.I v (.:, _�.5.•., + �'. State o -Iowa f Reprecincting & Redistricting Wor,ksheet k�N:B°,'. 4 '"z`.illfl�'Br�.C,��iE`��tY.'Y �r }49�.r 9+�;: :'..�'.�� .�€�ii:�3Sr.•a�••�' ' Each city with two or more precincts must file a description of the city precincts and wards or council districts, if any, even if no changes have been made. Please complete this worksheet and submit at with your plan..>The,worksheet explains the legal;requirements for;reprecincting for all cities,and for Tp44tricting,in cities with.wards or council election districts.< $ .: ;; r [49.7] S' `}t w ,,,,[( ... .. _ , .. _. .. .. . .10*&;1�.o1�� Lifb jmw 6Ji4. City of twwjixq W fmolnoo to to zai-.s€nnod bhtz�ib 2ozi�rmquz III rrulq .VHVO, A .01- r.Atw'-I 1.°Md'Populatibri'bf city accoT&mg to'the 2000 federal decennial census:: .rl z,�n.httrr� i Odd dz)idw rb #� .`..i:i�:i�i :wY �+ac t rr �' , 3�vr :,:t<;.t 1 c air; . ,{ lris.fli� ,�9t►f"t'sltS-9lgcttc> 2. 21i3Nu6ber6f precincts't rzi ebia�)i twill Glivr dtt m 5no 1061* is pis ii, it:xo ,T P3zR llrW 7r�its J 'it ':z;r S't t^fIOtt r t) ,l ''ft 'J'7.f".l?`; j{YfEi1!} ►�T'' s`J!i)I 3. Date and time of public hearing. If you made changes in•the boundaries of any i` $'•$ieciricts,when was the public hearing held to discuss these changes? Please note: If no changes were made to the precinct boundaries, no hearing is necessary. Write"no change"on-the line abbe a Nb ice ofthe'he'aring is required under Iowa Open Meetings Law. [49.51 ,2.ia9rtr.�•iiul�x o #aia�iuorjliw e��i �r�z�:sdcragnr lta�oa at�al�y3i�>�uo�?T �'rh•��w.c�+� .n {ts; t; D i a'I(V o<, Part A-=z For-a11 Cities- -Drawing-Precinct Boundaries: `•--� 1. All precincts must met the,followw .standards• W 5 F »r f.1, , a. Maximum populaton 3,�00. ',did together the population data or census blocks or other geographic units in each precinct. , 49.3(1)] ��� . it .lh ,egg a l I ��.gg b. Within one legislative district.Each precinct must be contame in alSing�e t. !iI?iI r1y+, la 3•� +.tt rti n..4 s.., ;k i zr t*i .rr?l.r raj).a+r rr n ar gS�j'n,4ti ��^ai rs"" 11 )legisla'4&IlAicf"finless this would force I fZition of a�precYnct containing the residences of fewer than S0 registered vofer'S n*dl yd.(ia3ot a nF'a k0t49.3(2)] C. Contiguous territory.All precincts shall be composed of contiguous territory. [49.3(3)]` aJvgon Mxw 1"61 d. All in one county. Precinct boundaries may not cross county lines., f your city has territory in more than one county,the recinct boundaries must follow the blAw 169cbuiityboundaiiesq x l»` ;�u"tx i sd #z w da io.rozrslI Qq-11[49.3(3)] IJse''eensus block boundaries.All precinct boundaries shall followk8enWblock boundaries. [49.3(3)] f. Convenience of the voters. If the city council decides`that stablish`ment'of more :.''%than one precinct is necessary or advisable it shall divide the'city into the number —iwbO-nali vA oof election precincts gas will best servei 'the convemciice bf ihe'voters 14t"Ae convenience of the voters"refers to,but is not necessarily limited to,precinct nit tat 0 10 K Cky wotksh«t zoot..Ta Page 1 of 6 08mato, )J 5. t V, a r.t ` � .� � City name: r City`Reprecincting & Redistricting Worksheet -- Census 2000 - boundaries which.can be readily described to and identified by voters and for t. ,,,„r which there is ease of access by voters to their respective precinct polling places by reasonably direct routes of travel. [49.5] 2. Review by the county commissioner of elections M1(county auditor). Before final r e adoption of any change in election precinct boundaries,the council shall permit the commissioner not less than'seven and not more than ten days time to offer comments on the proposed reprecincting. [49.5] Date sent to commissioner: / /2001 ;. -?!Yw H �4r°w ma!A,*:Vx%xA `b*A ";- 11Q,:1•.; Date comments received by city / /2001 3.1)T,Joint City-&'County'precincts:''To establish a"precinct composed of both incorporated I (°i=I and unincorporated territory'the city and the county must adopt a mutually satisfactory agreement. Copies of these agreements must be filed with this worksheet. [49.6] 4. Work with the County.Plan III supervisor district boundaries must conform to precinct boundaries in counties that,elect members of the Board,of,Supervisors under;Plan Three (single-member, equal population districts with residence requirements in which the voters in each district elect one member who must reside in the district).-,City Councils and the Temporary County Redistricting Commissions in Plan Three counties will need to work together in establishing both supervisor district and precinct boundaries..,, ' idliq t)fli UIR ,,_A49AM,49.6] t. 21*=C�S`t��g� Maps.Use maps that show census block boundaries to fileyour plan�lq, 6. No wards? If your city elects council members at large without residence requirements, go to Part C on page,3. . . t%a..,S .... &�,@''�. %9e.i•.a'„t' fi •Y. ^ :. kti:F,v ro k �,,.'A f't-./yl J RJ/'�yy11�1.wy.,np y.g�:1' .q•...'!s A+p t -si . • -. . ��.#.eS i ..,�'� • Y t''�� �^1Af A4� 3GI.f&tl�oO I+ID���'4�,6A.&•'. .,Y Part B -- Cities With Wards or Counc>i1 Distrl�e 1: Ideai Ward,Population * t A u r p ye ffi♦ p 71/+.�y+..ID3xx dTo,, indlthe�idealo�ulation fox_cit ,wards,divide the population of� e city(using the.A ltt;Aj a.P ( f ,2000 census total)by the number,of wards in the city,m �w 30=oresi> 7 soli A01 21JOI 2brfoo10 bo.,oclmoo eat flsslR tTA ." oth"-Jt �rs��t 3i3n$ = Ideal ward population F population of city r a� #wards Al w+olidl Jauar apiuiatuod i3aia iq oc#:V #%s no r adl;.awn m vio3i�nw af;ri [(C)L qpe population of each ward shall be as nearly equal as practicable to the ideal ward o ulation. 49.3 4 ` 2 'b" �.�',,�.. [. r...,�.).,., . ( ) ] 2_ Pf The Boundaries, ianvo;)y1ia;,c : ' .z°Mov Ali 10 „ Please review Iowa Code section 49.3(4)before drawing ward boundaries.The population of each,ward must;be;as..close„as,possible to:the ideal ward population. Other tar3 "a^� t �cj? -:�xrrt [ i sz r sxr or ai 11ril,oi 2"1610-c City worksh«t2001...pa Page 2 of 6 08M.01 . ..��x?►�o �it._.� City name: City Repreciricting&'Redistricting Worksheet -- Census 2000 standards include: to �(A iao s bn*?, .zb-s i a. Ward boundaries shall follow`06ecinct boundaries 'arid therefore must be composed of one or more whole precincts. [49.3(4)"a" &372.13(7)"a"] b. Wards shall be composed of contiguous territory as compact as practicable. :,i• i.� � 1: :. [49.3(4)YDc" &372.13(7)"c'] C. Consideration shall not be given to: i Addresses of incumbents. yfli Jos-hroo 3w p{y tf ii. Political affiliation of registered voters. iii. Previous election results. 4zr1 iv._....._--Demographic`information-other than census head counts: [49.3(4)"d" &372.13(7)"d ] Part C -- What to Send to the Office of the Secretary of State If the council has determined that no changes are necessary or immediately after the council has adopted an ordinance establishing new precinct(and ward,if necessary) boundaries, send the materials listed b4dw—to`[he Secretary of State and the County y Auditor. [49.7]`' z:)_,iPo it ) .cr Lwl:.*jm ai ii bnr; ,111 181;"A yd buVIDDs:i r; ai;lq wov,II .?ztt;ltl r �t �l • All Cities'=rcirr,-Jjq►?molt'r3 oz ob 03 arms ei 0-10 it IA* tzrtUiif;atl,tbf,rrz.161 UOY 0 f:i tow'- r 114W ,,� �F;s: -�•..FK{:} c. {� r� DS ;�.aFrYs:S'ire 3.7 z s,} 1. City ieprecincting&Y2edistrichng Worksheet—iCensus�1000''Send 1t 'e opgmail copy and make a cop for your files. I w.{ o r vu`t )<1 XW1:a1 z9dz: iqo8 ai e b -tGrrgszoq arteiq. apt-1�#a..� • VYi•` 9�t tfli;Kr fYn'3Ti. +"aCto��!!C)LfiiVCl t �0'�:.t�#:� ;sc�. 2. Map showing the boundaries of the precincts. [49.7] el .;`t'_ !a 1 `t's2�Tl iti1;E�9ti� 12s' ►1 'S Lt",C+xJ3l�{�C�Pti`):2��i,}i`.w'3-�D. `� l� .�,�AZ 9fffi 3A{�t ° es4 n wlrl'j (L or.}r�7m'a>o{43n page 3ie5rt` t [49.7] u 3. ,igCe4rhfcatt•on of th populahon elch mctJs;e i " iea �- ,1 a �M l theaiie14e .N e. eo �opuatzoofa recincsoftheci > t eta,, i population o 'tie czt} Which '' to n e cens : vrolt �s:� ��s�r 95�'usU - w;r trY�tiR-., � `l!q.Y�ir,, 2" '37Lt ,�['1 .?9t��. �� -din :� • 4 Agreements wia'h eounties. Send copies of an' agreemenFS V I counties regardu g lvs l']precincts composed of both incorporated and unincorporated ''e HU6t n"3�s 3 .3>x iV:};�[49.6] •5. Ordinance describing the precincts. Send a copy of the ordinance describing themea precinct boundaries and showing the date tt was'aiiopted bes" 'tions should name' specific landmarks, such as roads, and,city,ordountylioundaiie"s.(D.b not use township range and section numbers{br housingsubdivisionuamesin thd descriptions. [49.5] Cities with Wards :, .02 Al , flit'} Fer.) 6. Ward map. A map showing the boundaries of wards or council districts may be included on the precinct map mentioned in item 1. 7. Population certification.A certificate showing the populations of wards. I ,";iJ A 10 " t1sr."I bqm.?Jt ._.. -.. Ciry.rorkshm zooi..rpa Page 3 of 6 ostaa,oi 1� N. "",,". _'... City name: + City Reprecincting & Redistricting Worksheet -- Census 2000 8. Ordinance describing wards. Send a copy of the ordinance describing the ward. boundaries and showing the date it was adopted. [372.13(7)] Publication Note: Iowa Code section 49.11 requires that the revised boundaries of precincts be published three times at least thirty days before the next general election (November S, 2002). We recommend-that you gait until your plan is approved before making this publication. Whom should we contact if we need mi }orgge information? Name: Title. 95 mail.'. i n� ' ] ._.� —Fax:.---. *e1i y10 siboimmi 10 yuzaoa5a tilz P r1;rl:a on Yell i,off m115b Postffi'h ,headline. September.�1; 2001�� VJft1JC➢.!tW '. '-1is)L, ,.ea rl$lco Compliance note: «y • 'Rejected plans. If your plan is received by August 1', and it is rejected by our office we will return it to you for modifications, if there is time to do so before September M,,If ra#jhe city fails to make the required changes by�;,the deadline, the'Secretary of State shall 11� the necessary chk�panges. • Late filings.Plans postmarked after September 11 may be revised or redrawn by the 4 Secretary of State without consultation with the city,., I kt , �#d 5li � c:�,'�"3:�5'Edat9Sf ',�¢."- * t„d�, : . :,•, ,� • Deadline shift If the General Assembly adopts a legislative plan after July 3rd. the cling deadlines change. e filrng deadlinebecomes 60 days after enactment of the plan. � If yourplans submitted b one monthbeore the adyusted deadline, and tsected by k 9�k t '�� YSTQ. 4�� b�l f 1�1tSJ` iti z ate e�� dY'i ♦%La > 4am as�1 our office we wi l t eturn it Ito you for tno cations, if there is tame to do so V.- . • Failure to file.If no plan is filed, one wall lie drawn for you. • Costsassessed r hexSeereta oaf State ay asseyL to,the pity the costs of drawing or �Hilt -1 'Z44f uo. 1$ a=*t" }�1J l` gd> r ILU U ':;Ol Z4 e3 6 «eNA41,i R#.) us;, e�� evising tie cityspan. [49.7]' +� 10 ,I-A; 1" tt�°"1't3!PL"�,}drt i��fjm bols rocp owri f4irA to 140',)qrI,6'.a z v 3'.` °,Yl -� n dbw i� �nibst= ygrx) £It1�;�r 0nfd:)5a l,vd1 gnidlianb n5na�nih 0 �. Send=;to: 4 :Gity�Precincts:& Wards �€ t,7m lj gi€-iaawo3 oau Ion vThejElectionS.DiVision.a t«. sal u iio Ia. - axawwt Z r}'# 0fficte bf'the`-,SeCrCtar, of State wll 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines IA.50319 sd ystt� sf:iifsib.1v)rwuj xo at�'isw t:o zsrztrr m_A 15,1Y L"rii- otla gpin A «alum b-=W .1 lt'i`�3d its l-`�flt3i l79:Y3 tt .t.3iovnq it nto bAJIr"`,` + :: .2hisw10 sulwy,.Iflgoq,fit dobn1u o*l X City Aorksh«m 2MI.vTd Page 4 of 6 osM.oi City name: 0010 i. i $. rt' ::,. � 'i,•.> c;, : dII '" •< f,t � s f ~CityRepreciuctirig & Redistricting Worksheet -- Census 2000 Precinct Population Certification Population of Population of incorporated Unincorporated Total Population Precinct Name or Number[4911) portion portion,if any of precinct y ..........:.w..+.r......... .._ter r....._.�n..__._.......__f _ '....... ... AAAA : ITN S: Total population I hereby certify that this is a complete and correct list of all precincts in the city of and that the population data included are correct. Signed by: Date: / /2001 Print name: Title: .";r; '.3 1tJ y d,P �:Su•1� �a�,+:it w n 1. :,., City.aoticshca2MI.wpd Page 5 of 6 OSi-oi w a City name: City Reprecincting & Redistricting Worksheet -- Census 2000 - Ward Population Certification .. A WJ S r','k 7a Ward Number Population A • '! Cr Y �%!fil 1 1 2 a 3 r �.,. . ._._ . _ .. 4. 1 � Total population I hereby certify that this-is.a..complete and correct list of the wards_ n_the city of ` and that the population data included are correct. <J Signed by: __ .. _ ,_.._». nate: .l_: 32001.1, Print name: "Title:`--__.. i _ .....,,,..... 1 ....,.. _.._. ._ . �t st City Wo�ksem zooi.Wpd Page 6 of 6 osmaroi Reprecinctingand Redistricting 2001 Instructions for Cities City Council duties The City Council must divide the city into precincts, if it is necessary or desirable. The precincts must be defined in an ordinance. After the precincts are established, it is the council I s responsibility to amend the ordinance if it is necessary or desirable to change the precincts. The council may also divide the city into wards by adopting an ordinance. [49.3, ' 49.5 & 372.13(7)] After each federal decennial census the council must review the precinct and ward boundaries to be sure that they meet the current legal requirements and determine whether changes are needed. [49.7] Cities NOT required to file. Cities 2000 and under. Any city with a population of 2000 or fewer people is considered to be a part of the same precinct as the surrounding unincorporated township, unless the county board of supervisors takes contrary action. [49.4] Cities 3,500 and under, if the city has only one precinct. Any city that has only one precinct does not need to file. [49.3] Cities required to file. The city councils of all cities with more than one precinct, and cities with population of greater than 3,5002 or more must review all precinct (and ward boundaries, if any) to see whether the existing boundaries comply with current laws. Use the enclosed worksheet and the Code of Iowa to determine whether you must make changes. If changes are necessary, the worksheet will provide you with instructions to make revisions. Even if no changes are made, file the completed worksheet and the supporting maps and certifications requested. Numbers appearing in brackets, like this [49.3], refer to the section of the Code of/owa that pertains to the topic discussed in the text. 2No precinct may have a population greater than 3,500. See Iowa Code section 49.3(l). Preyared in tltc office of Secretary of State Chester]. clver Pajre 1 Of 3 MCA 2001 •- r [49.3(1), 49.71 Look ahead. Precinct boundaries can be changed only for a limited number of reasons. Population growth is not one of them. If there are areas in the city where substantial growth is anticipated in the next ten years, you may wish to establish precincts with populations significantly smaller than the 3,500 maximum allowed by law. [49.8] Important dates. ASAP. As soon as possible after the bill redrawing congressional and legislative districts becomes law the city council shall make the necessary changes to the city's precinct boundaries. [49.71 Saturday, September 1, 2001. City plans must be postmarked on or before today for submission to the Secretary of State, unless the legislative redistricting plan does not become law until on or after]uly 3, 2001. [49•7] January 15, 2002. New precinct boundaries become effective. [49.7] The Process. In Plan III counties,work with the County. If your city is in a county where County Supervisors are elected from districts (under Plan III the voters in each supervisor district elect the supervisor from that district), it will be necessary to work together with the County Redistricting Commission to draw precincts and supervisor district boundaries. Important things to remember: -- Because the boundaries of Plan III supervisor districts must follow precinct boundaries and the supervisor districts must meet rigorous population equality standards, city precinct boundaries may need to be drawn or adjusted to conform to supervisor district boundaries. [49.3(4), 49.4(2) & 331 .210A(2)Aa@1 -- Cities shall not be divided into two or more county supervisor districts unless the population of the city is greater than the ideal size of a district. Cities shall be divided into the smallest number of county supervisor districts possible. [49.3(4)"e"] -- Both city and county plans will be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval. [49.71 Joint City/County precincts. If there are precincts which include both incorporated and unincorporated territory, written agreements between the city and the county must be made and filed with the plans for the city. [49.61 Review by County Auditor. Before final adoption of any change in precinct boundaries, the commissioner (the county auditor) must have the opportunity to review the plan. The council is required by law to permit the auditor not less than seven or more than ten days to offer comments. jpqo 1 [49.51 Preyared in the office of Secretary of state Chester]. Culver race z of s Mareh 2001 Public hearing. Before final adoption of an ordinance adopting or changing precinct boundaries, a public hearing must be held. This public hearing is subject to Open Meetings Law requirements for providing notice to the public of the date, time and place of the hearing. P 'I� -D ] .) I I - I "DI -(' 1 [49.5] Ordinance. Adopt the precinct (and ward plans) by ordinance. The ordinance must describe the precinct boundaries. Use street names, political boundaries, names of rivers and streams to describe boundaries. Do not use the names of housing subdivisions, or range and section lines. [49.5 and 372.13(7)] re,��isee1 _ Submit to Secretary of State. The plan approved by the City Council shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval. If the plan does not meet the standards of Iowa Code section 49.3 and 372.13(7), the Secretary of State shall reject the plan. If there is enough time before the September 1 St deadline, the plan will be returned to the city for revision. Otherwise the Secretary of State will redraw the plan and may assess the cost to the city. [49.7] Publication. he City Council shall publish notice of changes in the city precinct boundaries i a newspaper of general circulation published in the city once each week for t ree consecutive weeks. The series of publications shall be made after the changes in the precincts have been approved by the Secretary of State. The last of the three publications shall be made no later than thirty days before the next general election (November 5, 2002). A map showing the new boundaries may be used. No publication is necessary if no changes were made. [49.11] \ Changes after January 15, 2002. Precinct boundaries are considered permanent until after the next federal decennial census. Changes cannot be made, except for a limited number of reasons: [49.8 & 49.111 -- Annexations. The council must revise the ordinance establishing precincts to include the annexed territory and to assign the annexed area to a precinct. The requirements of Iowa Code sections 49.3 and 49.5 apply to revisions in precinct boundaries.[49.8(2)] -- Special census. A city may have one special federal census taken each decade and the population figures obtained may be used to revise precinct boundaries in accordance with the requirements of sections 49.3 and 49.5. [49.8(3)] -- Change in form of government. When a city is changing its form of government from one which has council members elected at large to one which has council members elected from wards, or is changing its number of council members elected from wards, the city council may redraw the precinct boundaries in accordance with sections 49.3 and 49.5 to coincide with the new ward boundaries. [49.8(5)] -- Amend ordinance. Changes in precincts and wards require changes in the affected ordinances. -- File changes. Changes must be filed with the Secretary of State as soon as possible. The changes must also be filed with the County Auditor. [49.7] Polling places. It is the responsibility of the County Auditor to designate a polling place for every precinct. [49.21] Preparea in the office of secretary of state Chester]. culver Pa©e s of s March 2O01 V By Bob Galbraith, Deputy , Cities have responsibilities for reprecincting based on Census 2000 very 10 years the United States making won't be available until a year cooperation during summer 2001 for conducts a national census. The from now, the time to begin planning Plan Three counties and the cities purpose of this enormous head and preparing is now. within their borders. count is to determine how many Cities and counties determine All precinct and ward plans drawn by U.S. representatives each state will send precincts and wards city councils are subject to review by the to Congress for the next 10 years. The secretary of state. The secretary of state principal behind all this work is"one Cities that have two or more will provide instructions and worksheets person, one vote"; that is, each precincts will have to consider whether to guide cities through the process of representative in Congress represents they will change the number and creating plans that will be approved. If approximately the same number of boundaries of the precincts and wards a city plan is rejected by the secretary of people. The same principle applies to in their city. Cities with less than 2000 state, the city will have the opportunity Iowa's house and senate districts, city people are automatically included in a to make its revisions only if there is wards and county supervisor districts. precinct with the surrounding time to do that before the September 1 LSB prepares redistricting plan unincorporated area,unless the county deadline. board of supervisors makes other plans. All of this will,undoubtedly,raise Early next year, Iowa Secretary of Even if they make no changes, each city questions. The Iowa League of Cities is State Chet Culver will receive the with two or more precincts must submit actively involved in this process and will census data from the Bureau of the a plan to the secretary of state's office be able to answer your questions about Census. When the secretary of state by September 1, 2001. redistricting as the process proceeds. certifies the state census report, it Counties must determine whether to However,for now it is sufficient for becomes official and the adjustments of change the number and boundaries of cities to know that these obligations are political boundaries can begin. First the the precincts in their counties, except fast approaching.Various entities Legislative Service Bureau (LSB) has for those areas in cities with two or involved in the process are currently the responsibility of preparing a more precincts. Even if they make no working to obtain and create the tools redistricting plan for congressional changes, each county must submit a needed by the participants. districts and presenting that plan to the plan to the secretary of state's office by In order to prepare for redistricting Iowa General Assembly and Governor October 15,2001. and reprecincting,there are ongoing Vilsack for approval. Counties in which members of the meetings involving the Iowa Secretary In addition, the new census will un- board of supervisors are elected by of State's office, Iowa League of Cities, doubtedly show that population shifts districts have the additional Iowa State Association of Counties, within Iowa will require a change in the obligation to reevaluate the boundaries Iowa Legislative Service Bureau, Iowa boundaries of the 50 senate districts to determine whether the lines drawn State Librarian's Office, Iowa State and 100 house of representative dis- in 1991 meet the requirements of the Information Technology Department, tricts for the Iowa General Assembly, current laws. Again, even if they make Iowa Association of School Boards and Once again, LSB has the legal responsi- no changes, each county must submit a Area Education Agencies. bility for preparing this portion of the plan to the secretary of state's office by As plans are finalized and tools are redistricting plan and presenting that October 15, 2001. put in place to assist the participants in plan to the Iowa General Assembly and About one third of Iowa's counties this process, information will be the governor for approval. elect members of their boards of supervisors from single-member equal communicated to all participants, The next step in the redistricting su P g q including the members of the Iowa process is done by counties and cities. population districts in which the voters League of Cities. A However,counties and cities cannot in each district elect one supervisor actually start to fulfill their portion of who must reside in that district. The this process until the redistricting plan Code of Iowa describes this method as prepared by LSB (state plan) has been "Plan Three."Because the boundaries approved by the Iowa General of Plan Three supervisor districts must Assembly and signed into law by the follow precinct boundaries, these MA governor. The Bureau of the Census counties must work closely with city predicts that the official numbers will officials to create supervisor districts CAMOUN-BUIRNS AND ASSOCLAT 's,INC be available March 1,2001.Because of with equal numbers of people in each this relatively late start,it appears that district. The last day for cities to CONSULTING ENGINEERS it may be late June 2001 before the submit precinct and ward plans to the STRUCTURAL•HIGHWAY*CIVIL state plan is approved. Then cities and secretary of state for review and counties can begin evaluating their approval is September 1,2001.After BRIDGES RESIDENT ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS BUILDINGS BRIDGE INSPECTION STREETS precinct,ward and district boundaries that date only the secretary of state can CULVERTS BRIDGE RATING HIGHWAYS to decide what changes will be needed. change the plans. This means that it is P.O. Box 65659 1601 FULLER ROAD Although the actual data for decision- advisable there be a lot of work and WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265 515/224-4344 10 CITYSCAPE June 2000 COORDINATOR 11 CONFERINCE OO1 1 Conference destination: Dubuque n the glare of the steamer's furnace, coupled be announced by celebrity master of ceremony with black smoke rolling from her smokestack, Gary Dolphin,voice of the University of Iowa Captain David Aldridge of the City Advocate Hawkeyes. encourages his crew in the face of opposition. Thursday evening features a dinner cruise Get up a big pressure of steam. Open the aboard the Spirit of Dubuque steamboat on the throttle valves wide. We're going to give it all Mighty Mississippi. Please note that the Thursday we've got." evening event is not included in your registration Andi Stewart "Full Steam Ahead—Lessons in Leadership fee. If you wish to go on the dinner cruise,you for the 21st Century!"is the theme for the 102nd must purchase a separate ticket. Space is limited Annual League Conference &Exhibit slated for to the first 250 who purchase tickets.After Register today. September 27-29 in Dubuque.A full schedule of dinner, the Spirit will dock and delegates will join Don't miss the 23 workshops includes conducting effective League President Dave Aldridge for dessert and League's premiere meetings, developing recreational trails, ethical a little Dixieland jazz at the President's use of public property, and strategic and capital Reception in the Harborview Room at training event aimed improvement planning. Special workshop tracks Dubuque's Ice Harbor. specifically at the will address the needs of smaller communities The traditional Iowa Best Ball Golf Tourna- needs of local elected and continue the curriculum of the Municipal ment will be held at Bunker Hill Municipal Golf and appointed city Leadership Academy. Our host city will offer a Course on Wednesday afternoon. Prizes will be workshop track that highlights Dubuque. awarded that evening,following the Welcome officials. Wednesday's events include a welcome Reception. reception where city officials can enjoy a bite to This year's spouse and guest tour on Thursday Registration and eat, a beverage of their choice and visit with will be in the famed city of Galena, Illinois. Our housing forms are on exhibitors about their services and products for tourists will board the Galena Trolley for an city governments. The exhibit is also a great spot hour-long narrated tour of the town.After the page 18 and 19. to greet friends you may not have seen since the tour, spouses and guests can select a spot to have A complete regis- last conference. If you're a first-time attendee,it lunch from the many fine restaurants on Main tration packet with the is an opportunity to begin to network with other Street and enjoy an afternoon of shopping in city officials. Galena's many interesting and unique shops. The workshop schedule will Governor Tom Vilsack has been invited to group will return to the Five Flags Center in time be mailed to city keynote Thursday's opening general session. to freshen up for the Thursday evening dinner clerks in mid-dune. Karen Anderson, mayor of Minnetonka, cruise on the Mississippi. Minnesota, and first vice president of the The League's annual business meeting will take National League of Cities,will share the podium place Friday morning. 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