10906-22 Ordinance Amending Ch. 1 Sec. 1-4 of the South Bend Municipal Code Addressing "Six Councilmanic Districts"

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BILL NO. 72-22 ORDINANCE NO. 10906-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1-4 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING "SIX COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS" STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Redistricting of the Common Council' s six ( 6) councilmanic districts is required every ten (10) years based on data from the most recent U.S. federal census. The 2020 U.S. Census data revealed that the population for the City of South Bend, Indiana, was 103,453. Indiana Code § 36-4- 6- 3 sets forth the governing state law addressing the division of six ( 6) districts for second class Indiana cities. It requires the city legislative body to pass an ordinance addressing councilmanic districts during the second year after the year in which a federal decennial census was conducted. It further requires that six (6) districts be established which are: 1. Composed of contiguous territory, except for territory that is not contiguous to any other part of the city; 2. Reasonably compact; 3. Do not cross precinct boundary lines, except as authorized by law; and 4. Contain, as nearly as is possible, equal population. A special committee was appointed to make advisory recommendations to the Council Rules Committee. The membership of the volunteers on this special committee is bi-partisan, diverse in age, race, and ethnic backgrounds. The following ordinance is consistent with governing laws and is believed to be in the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Chapter 1, Section 1- 4 of the South Bend Municipal Code entitled Six Councilmanic Districts" is amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 1-4 Six Councilmanic Districts. a) The City of South Bend, Indiana, is divided into six( 6) Councilmanic Districts which shall be known as the: First Councilmanic District, Second Councilmanic District, Third Councilmanic District, Fourth Councilmanic District, Fifth Councilmanic District, and Sixth Councilmanic District, with the legal description for each such district being set forth in "Exhibit A" which is attached hereto and included herein by reference and maintained on file in the Office of the City Clerk. "Exhibit B" sets forth a map of the six (6) Councilmanic Districts depicting the 2022 Councilmanic Redistricting Ordinance precincts contained in each, which is attached hereto and included herein by reference and maintained on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Each such district shall consist of the following precincts: 1) South Bend First Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts, presently numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows: Precincts: 130101, 130102, 130103, 130104, 130105, 130106, 130107, 130108, 130110, 130111, 130112, 130113, 130114, and 130115.