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Home My WebLink About~Master - Memorandum of Agreement to combine unincorporated census blocks with Ames precincts RESOLUTION NO. 11-487 RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH STORY COUNTY FOR PORTIONS OF UNINCORPORATED RURAL TOWNSHIPS TO BE COMBINED WITH CONTIGUOUS PRECINCT FOR VOTING PURPOSES FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Secretary of State's Office has completed its preliminary review of Story County's reprecincting plan,however,before it can be accepted,certain federal census blocks must be assigned to contiguous precincts; and, WHEREAS, there are three areas on the borders of Ames where unincorporated census blocks are not contiguous with the rural township; and, WHEREAS, City precincts are those defined by City of Ames Municipal Code, Ordinance No. 4084: • Block 191690001004085 in Grant Township to be combined with Ames Precinct 1-3 • Block 191690013021076 in Washing Township to be combined with Ames Precinct 3-1 • Blocks 191690006001040, -1041, -1036, and -1038 in Washington Township to be combined with Ames Precinct 3-5; and, WHEREAS, Story County is requesting that Ames and Story County mutually agree to combine the incorporated and unincorporated territory into joint precincts; and, WHEREAS, the requested combination is only for the purpose of assigning these voters to a contiguous precinct; and, WHEREAS, rural residents will have a separate ballot for General Elections, and these residents are not eligible to vote in City Elections. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Ames and Story County for portions of unincorporated rural townships to be combined with contiguous precincts for voting purposes is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25`'' day of October, 2011. ` d& � . Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25t'day of October, 2011.