Ward Redistricting Committee

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From a resolution adopted by Burlington City Council:  BURLINGTON WARD REDISTRICTING

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the President of the City Council is given the authority by virtue of this Resolution to: 1) appoint a committee composed of five members. That committee shall include the Mayor of Burlington and the Chair of the Charter Change Committee and that the other three appointees of the Committee shall represent geographical and political diversity. Said Committee shall be called the Special Committee on Ward Redistricting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Special Committee on Ward Redistricting shall convene forthwith and report back to the full Council, no later than November 26, 2012 with recommendations, for achieving a standard deviation in the wards that will pass constitutional muster; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council respectfully requests that the Committee engage the public in the decision-making process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is essential that the November 26, 2012 timeline be adhered to so that the full council has time to vote to put the issue of Ward redistricting on the ballot in time for the elections in March, 2013 and that if the redistricting measures pass they can be brought before the legislature for approval as a Charter change in March of 2013.

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