CC Resolution No. 2,720RESOLUTION NO.2,720
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.
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WHEREAS, Article II, 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
WIIEREAS, it is deemed advisable that the City of Baytown be redistricted to apportion
the City into council districts, which will reflect the new population figures for the City as
determined by the Federal Census of 2020; 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 TIIEREFORE
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, in developing,
evaluating and adopting a voting plan for the City, the City Council shall where possible, use
easily identifiable geographic boundaries as district boundaries and maintain communities of
interest in a single district and avoid splitting neighborhoods when drawing district boundaries.
Additionally, the City Council shall utilize the following criteria:
1. use whole county voting precincts when drawing districts;
2. base the new plan, to the extent possible, on the existing council district;
3. draw districts that are relatively equal in size;
4. draw districts that are compact and contiguous; and
5. recognize incumbent -constituency relations by keeping existing members of the
council in their districts.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The Interim City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by
causing the caption 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 81h day of April, 2021.
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ATTEST:
ANGELA JACKSON, Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney
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