CC Resolution No. 1479 2772
Published in the Baytown Sun
10/2/01 & 10/3/01 RESOLUTION NO. 1479
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
EVALUATION OF A VOTING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Article I1, Sections 12 and 17 of the Charter of the City of Baytown provide
that the City of Baytown shall be divided into districts according to the latest population figures;
and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable at this time, that the City of Baytown be redistricted to
apportion the City into council districts, which reflect the new population figures for the City as
determined by the Federal Census of 2000; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City that the apportionment be in full compliance with the
Voting Rights Act and with all other relevant law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to afford all persons in the community an opportunity to
participate in the redistricting process; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby establishes the
following as its criteria for the development, evaluation and adoption of a voting plan for the City:
1. where possible, use easily identifiable geographic boundaries as district boundaries;
2. maintain communities of interest in a single district and avoid splitting neighborhoods when
drawing district boundaries;
3. use whole county voting precincts when drawing districts;
4. base the new plan, to the extent possible, on the existing council district;
5. draw districts that are relatively equal in size and that in no event exceed a ten percent top to
bottom deviation;
6. draw districts that are compact and contiguous;
7. recognize incumbent-constituency relations by keeping existing members of the council in
their districts; and
8. narrowly tailor the plan to avoid retrogression in the position of racial minorities and
language minorities as defined in the Voting Rights Act with respect to their effective
exercise of the electoral franchise.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its passage
by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption
2773
of this resolution to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice
within ten (10) days after passage of this resolution.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 22Id day of March, 2001. PETE C. ALFAROAlayor
ATTEST:
GA W. SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
06NAC10 RAMIREZ, SR., kit Attorney
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