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,' i3 TA B <br /> : ■ „ !; City of South Bend <br /> W ., EACE <br /> �j ., a <br /> Common Council <br /> x 1865 +•' 441 County-CityBuilding • 227W Jefferson Blvd (574) 235-9321 <br /> South Bend,Indiana 46601-1830 Fax (574) 235-9173 <br /> http://vvww.southbendin.gov <br /> Derek D. Dieter <br /> President <br /> Oliver J. Davis November 14, 2012 <br /> Vice-President <br /> Members of the Common Council <br /> Karen L. White 4th Floor County-City Building <br /> Chairperson, Committee South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br /> of the Whole <br /> Re: Proposed Re-Districting Ordinance <br /> Tim Scott <br /> First District Dear Council Members: <br /> Henry Davis, Jr. <br /> Second District On behalf of the advisory Special Committee for Re-Districting, I am pleased to <br /> sponsor the attached ordinance for your review, comment and passage. <br /> Valerie Schey <br /> Third District As you are aware, all Council Members were requested to recommend South Bend <br /> residents to serve on this special committee which is bi-partisan, diverse in race, <br /> Fred Ferlic gender and location of their residences. Council President Dieter appointed five (5) <br /> Fourth District persons to serve, who include Karl G. King, Jesusa Rivera, Theresa Sedlak, Jack L. <br /> David Varner Smith and myself to make recommendations on re-drawing the boundaries of the six <br /> Fifth District (6) Council Districts. <br /> Oliver J. Davis Karl G. King is serving as Chairperson of this committee, and has spent countless <br /> Sixth District hours reviewing the most recent census data. The special committee reviewed a total <br /> of three (3) options. All options met the state law criteria which require each Council <br /> Derek D. Dieter District to be: <br /> At Large <br /> Gavin Ferlic 1. Composed of contiguous territory <br /> At Large 2. Reasonably compact <br /> 3. Have, as nearly as possible, equal population. <br /> Karen L. White <br /> At Large The attached ordinance sets for the option which was selected by the special <br /> committee and it is being recommended favorably to the Common Council. <br /> It is my understanding that a Council Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on <br /> Wednesday, November 28th at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, with an additional <br /> Council Rules Committee being held on December 10th; with the Council taking final <br /> action on the proposed ordinance that evening at their 7 p.m. meeting. <br /> Additional information will be made available as it becomes available. On behalf of <br /> the Special Committee, I seek you support of the attached ordinance. Thank you. <br />