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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revised Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Ames and Story County to Comply with Changes Imposed by the State of Iowa regarding Precinct and Ward Boundaries RESOLUTION NO. 22-223 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REVISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF AMES AND STORY COUNTY TO COMPLY WITH CHANGES IMPOSED BY THE STATE OF IOWA REGARDING PRECINCT AND WARD BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, at the December 21,2021,Ames City Council meeting,the Council approved a Memorandum of Agreement with Story County to accompany the Decennial Reprecincting Ordinance that was adopted at the same meeting; and, WHEREAS,the Iowa Secretary of State reviewed the Ordinance,and caught one small error, and the Council subsequently amended the Ordinance to correct the error; and, WHEREAS,the Iowa Secretary of State's office has now reviewed the Agreement between the City of Ames and Story County regarding certain census blocks, and is requiring some adjustments to the Agreement; and, WHEREAS, the revised Agreement is to fix the small errors in the December 21, 2021, Agreement; and, WHEREAS, State law required that precincts follow census blocks and the U.S. Census incorrectly designated some census blocks as unincorporated, when they are actually within the Ames City limits, and the Agreement assigns those census blocks to precincts; and, WHEREAS, several unincorporated census blocks are not contiguous with and/or are in a separate State Legislature District from their rural townships and these unincorporated census blocks will be added to an Ames precinct; and, WHEREAS, it should be noted that this does not mean that the individuals living in these census blocks now assigned to the precincts in Ames, who do not live within the Ames corporate limits,will be eligible to vote in City elections; it only means that they will be assigned to an Ames precinct for voting purposes only; and, WHEREAS, the Auditor's office will have separate"township ballots" at election time for the few individuals who reside in these areas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the revised Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Ames and Story County to comply with the changes imposed by the State of Iowa regarding precinct and ward boundaries is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 10`''day of May, 2022. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10'day of May, 2022.