This page is an archive of the City’s change to by-district Council elections in 2018.
Below you will find an archive of the previous election changes including the schedule, draft maps, and resources.

Schedule

September 4 Update: on a 4-0 vote, the City Council introduced the ordinance to adopt map 106b. The ordinance is scheduled to return to the Council for a final “second reading” on September 18th.

Map 106b, along with the earlier draft maps, is posted on the “Draft Maps” page and on the interactive review map.

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Currently, all public hearings are scheduled as part of the regular City Council meetings, held at 7pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue. For more details about attending and participating in City Council meetings, please see the “City Council” page of the City’s website. Staff reports, demographer presentations and other meeting-related materials are posted on the “Resources” page.

  • Tuesday, May 15 (Regular Council meeting): Presentation on the overall project, the line-drawing tools available to the public, the project schedule, and initial public hearing on the how the districts should be drafted.
  • Tuesday, June 5 (Regular Council meeting): Hearing postponed.
  • Tuesday, June 19 (Regular Council meeting): Public hearing on the how the districts should be drafted.
  • Friday, July 6, 4:30 PM: Deadline for initial map submissions from the public.
  • Tuesday, July 10: Draft maps posted to project website
  • Tuesday, July 17 (Regular Council meeting): Council  hearing to solicit “input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections.”
  • Tuesday, August 21  (Regular Council meeting): Council  hearing to solicit “input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections.”
  • Tuesday, September 4 (Regular Council meeting): Council holds public hearing, selects a map and introduces the Ordinance making the change to by-district elections.
  • Tuesday, September 18 (Regular Council meeting): Council has 2nd reading and final adoption of Ordinance.

Draft Maps

September 4 Update: The Council voted 4-0 to introduce an ordinance selecting map 106b as its preferred map. A final second reading of the ordinance and vote on adoption is scheduled for September 18.

August 21 Update: The Council made a preliminary selection of map 106b as its preferred map. Public comment on this map (and the related election sequence) is encouraged at the Council’s next public hearing, on September 4th.

July 24 Update: Updated draft maps reflecting Council at the July 17 Council meeting are now posted. They are maps 101b and 106b.

The original and post-July 17 “Focus” draft maps are now available both in PDF format (for printing and including the demographics of the districts) and on the Interactive Review Map that will allow you to zoom in and out to see map details.

Link to the Interactive Review Map

Links to PDF maps and demographics for post-July 17 “Focus” maps:

Draft 101b

Draft 106b

Links to PDF maps and demographics for earlier draft maps:

Draft 101

Draft 102

Draft 103

Draft 104

Draft 105

Draft 106

Proposed Election Year Sequencing Report (updated 7/10/2018)

(The sequencing options for 101b and 106b are the same as for 101 and 106.)

Resources