HomeMy WebLinkAbout10906-22 Ordinance Amending Ch. 1 Sec. 1-4 of the South Bend Municipal Code Addressing "Six Councilmanic Districts" ORDINANCE No . 10906-22
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 28, 20 22
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Attest: City Clerk
Dawn M. Jones
Attest: ` 7 `'� President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 29, 22
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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.
2) Second Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts, presently
numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows:
Precincts: 130201, 130202, 130203, 130204, 130205, 130206, 130207, 130208, 130209,
130210, and 130211.
3) Third Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts,presently
numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows:
Precincts: 130301, 130302, 130303, 130304, 130305, 130306, 130307, 130308, 130309,
130310, 130311, 130312, 130313, and 130314.
4) Fourth Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts, presently
numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows:
Precincts: 130401, 130402, 130403, 130404, 130405, 130406, 130407, 130408, 130409,
130410, 130411, 1304012, 130413, 130414, 130415, and 130416.
5) Fifth Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts, presently
numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows:
Precincts: 130501, 130502, 130503, 130504, 130505, 130506, 130508, 130509, 130510,
130511, 130512, 130513, 130514, 130515, 130516, 130517, and 130518.
6) Sixth Councilmanic District consisting of the following precincts, presently
numbered by the St. Joseph County Election Board as follows:
Precincts: 130601, 130602, 130603, 130604, 130605, 130606, 130607, 130608, 130609,
130611, and 130612.
b) Any annexation which occurs subsequent to the passage of this ordinance shall be
deemed to be part of that district with which it is most contiguous. All linear descriptions are
understood to be " more or less" when stated in linear dimensions.
Section II. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section III. Severability: If any part, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a Court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance.
Section IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by
the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
this ear*. day of Nortigria. , 2022.
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Sharon L. McBride, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
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Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the
City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of November, 2022, at // o'clock it . m.
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Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the 54hday of Nerverrtr, 2022, at I I o'clock
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tJa es Mueller, Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana