HomeMy WebLinkAbout150 - 02/17/2023 - AMENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DISTRICT PRECINCT MAP ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 084, 2022ORDINANCE NO.150,2022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE EFFECT WE DATE OF THE DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAP
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO.084,2022
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,due to significant changes to the Larimer County general election precincts,
upon which the Council District map must be based,earlier in 2022 staff 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,on July 5 and July 19,staff presented for Council consideration on first and
second reading Ordinance No.084,2022,adopting a new district-precinct map to reflect the
foregoing and based on review and discussion by the Election Code Committee;and
WHEREAS,since adoption of Ordinance No.084,there has been significant confusion
and inconsistency in the implementation of the new districts;and
WHEREAS,in order to eliminate any related confusion,dispute or practical difficulties,
this Ordinance sets a clear date for implementation of the new districts as of the effective date of
Ordinance No.084,which is July 29,2022;and
WHEREAS,the City Clerk caused the publication of notices of this Ordinance clarifying
the effective date of the adopted district boundary amendments to be made as provided in City
Code Section 7-87;and
WHEREAS,the Council district-precinct map adopted in Ordinance No.084 and made
effective with that Ordinance is attached as Exhibit “A.”
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,adopted by Ordinance No.084,
2022,is hereby made effective for all intents and purposes,retroactively to the effective date of
Ordinance No.084,2022,which is July 29,2022.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 20th day of
December,A.D.2022,and to be pre~çnjediJor final passage on the 17th day nuary,A.D.2023.
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day :3.
City Clerk