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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS
SUBMITTING COMMENTS AND SPECIFIC REDISTRICTING PROPOSALS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has certain responsibilities for redistricting under federal and
state law including, but not limited to, Amendments 14 and 15 to the United States Constitution,
the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973, et seq., and Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 2058.001 and
2058.002; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has certain responsibilities for redistricting under the City
Charter; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the orderly consideration and evaluation of
redistricting plans which may tonne before the City Council; and
WHEREAS, these guidelines relate to persons who have specific redistricting plans they
wish the City Council to consider; and
WHEREAS, the City Council welcomes any comments relevant to the redistricting process;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are incorporated
by reference as findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2. In order to make sure that any plan that might be submitted is of maximum
assistance to the City Council in its decision making process, the City Council hereby sets the
following guidelines:
Proposed plans must be submitted in writing and be legible. If a plan is submitted
verbally, there is significant opportunity for misunderstanding, and it is possible that
errors may be made in analyzing it. The City Council wants to be sure that all
proposals are fully and accurately considered.
2. Any plan must show the total population and voting age population for African-
Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Anglo/other for each proposed Councilmember
District based on the 2020 Census Data. If a plan is submitted without a population
breakdown, the Council may not have sufficient information to give it full
consideration.
3. Plans should redistrict the entire City of Denton so the Council may consider the
effect of any plan on the entire City. All plans are subject to the Voting Rights Act,
which protects various racial and language minorities. Thus, as a matter of federal
law, the Council will be required to consider the effect of any proposal on multiple
racial and ethnic groups. If a plan does not redistrict the entire city, it may be
impossible for the Council to assess its impact on one or more protected minority
groups.
4. Plans should conform to the criteria the City Council will be using in drawing the
Councilmember Districts.
5. Comments must be submitted in writing and be legible, even if the person also
makes the comments verbally at a public hearing.
6. Persons providing comments and those submitting proposed plans must identify
themselves by full name and home address and provide a phone number and, if
available, an email address. The City Council may wish to follow up on such
comments or obtain additional information about submitted plans.
7. All comments and proposed plans must be submitted to the City Council by the
close of the public hearing.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this Resolution was made by s % 0.il ').mac v-- and
seconded by _mck-qy; Ce— . The Resolution was passed and approved
by the following vote -7 -
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Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
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Vickie Byrd, District 1:
Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3:
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of OG4-0b e C , 2021.
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GERARD UDSPETH, MAYOR
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