HomeMy WebLinkAbout084 - 07/19/2022 - AMENDING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAPORDINANCE NO. 084, 2022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DISTRICT -PRECINCT MAP
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 1 of the City Charter requires that the City be divided into
six contiguous, reasonably compact City Council districts, each of which shall consist of
contiguous, undivided general election precincts, and, to the extent reasonably possible, an equal
number of inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter, redistricting must be completed not less than 180
days before the next regular election; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 7-87(b), not more than 18 months after the
official decennial publication of the United States Census concerning the population of Fort
Collins, the City Clerk must recommend to the City Council any district boundary changes
necessary to ensure that, to the extent reasonably possible, there is no more than a ten -percent
(10%) deviation between the most populous and the least populous City Council districts; and
WHEREAS, in light of the legal precedents and guidance related to determining voter
districts, communities of interest and impacts to ethnic and racial populations are also taken into
account in redistricting decisions; and
WHEREAS, in light of significant changes to the Larimer County general election
precincts, upon which the Council District map must be based, staff recently completed a review
of the adjustments required to existing districts to incorporate those changes, seeking to minimize
the deviation between the most and least populous City Council districts based on the population
data available this year from the 2020 Census; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the above -referenced provisions, the City Clerk presented
alternative district boundary changes to the Election Code Committee for consideration and
comment, and based on the Committee's discussion, has presented four alternative district
boundary changes for the City Council's consideration; and
WHEREAS, from those four alternatives, the City Council has selected an alternative that
it believes best serves the interests of the residents of the City and comports with the requirements
of the City Charter and Code; and
WHEREAS, the district boundary changes are consistent with Larimer County's general
election precinct boundaries as required; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk caused the publication of notices of proposed district boundary
amendments to be made in accordance with the requirements of City Code Section 7-87; and
WHEREAS, the new Council district -precinct map attached as Exhibit "A" depicts
adjusted precinct boundaries and adjusted Council district boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the district -precinct map dated July 5, 2022, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted and shall be
in effect for the following purposes:
(1) determining eligibility for City Council offices for the 2023 regular
municipal election; and
(2) determining eligibility of any interim appointments to fill any City Council
vacancies which may occur following the effective date of this Ordinance.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
July, A.D. 2022, and to be present l passage on the 19th day of July, A.D. 2022.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of July, A.D. 2022.
ATTEST: ,
City Clerk
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101.3%
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Printed: June 08, 2022
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