Ordinance No. 9,289ORDINANCE NO. 9289`
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ADOPTING A REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN BASED UPON THE 2000 CENSUS DATA AND IN
CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE NO. 11, SECTIONS 12 AND 17 OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND THE ORDER OF
THE COURT IN CAMPOS, ET AL. VS. CITY OF BAYTOWN, ET AL; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, Article II, Sections 12 and 17 of the Charter of the City of Baytown, Texas,
provide that the City shall be divided into districts according to the latest population figures; and
WHEREAS, the Order of the Court in Campos et al. vs. City of Baytown, et al., provides
for the creation of a voting district plan that shall include a single member district in which
minority voters shall be the majority; and
WHEREAS, on the 22 "d day of October, 1991, Ordinance No. 6046 was passed by the
City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, in accordance with the Order of the Court in
Campos et al. vs. City of Baytown, et al; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable at this time, that the City of Baytown (the "City ") be
redistricted so as to reflect the new population figures for the City as determined by the Federal
Census of 2000; and
WHEREAS, on the 22"d day of March, 2001, via Resolution No. 1479, the City Council
established criteria for the development, evaluation and adoption of a redistricting plan for the
City; and — --
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the attached
adopted in Resolution No. 1479; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2001, and December
hearings regarding the redistricting plan, at which the
comment; and
WHEREAS, based upon the comments re(
satisfaction of all statutory and constitutional requirem
redistricting plan which was presented to the public
public hearings; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City of Baytown hereby ado,'
divides the City of Baytown into six (6) election districts, and w
"A" and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
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Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 131h day of December, 2001.
ATTEST:
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G RY . SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
4NAr7IO RAMIREZ, , City Attorney
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PETE C. ALFARO, M yor
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