Ward & Boundary Commission

WARD & BOUNDARY COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, October 23, 2018 City Hall Council Chambers 1:00 p.m. PRESENT: Chairman Roy Nutter, City Attorney Ryan Simonton, City Engineer Damien Davis, Deputy Clerk Heather Carl, Mayor William Kawecki, Commission Members: Sarah Barnes, Cindy O’Brien, Roger Banks, Alice Meehan, William Ryan, and Alan Donaldson. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Roy Nutter at 1:07 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion by Meehan, second by Barnes, to approve the October 2nd, 2018 meeting minutes. PUBLIC PORTION: Chairman Roy Nutter declared the Public Portion open. There being no appearances Chairman Nutter declared the Public Portion closed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. Report from Damien Davis Damien Davis worked with data received from the 2010 Census. He explained the progress obtaining census data and registered voter data and stated that the census data is not balanced, but the voter registration is balanced as the numbers show it. (Ex. A) After discussion, all commissioners decided to continue working on changing the boundaries for the next Election 2021. There was concern by Roger Banks using the current boundaries for the upcoming 2019 Election but does support working on getting the boundaries changed in the future. Software is still being decided by the commission and will be determined at a later time. After discussion, the commission will be sending a report to City Council stating they will continue using the current boundaries for the 2019 City Election. They will be reviewing all data received, and after the 2019 City Election they will find a software to import data to see where they need to adjust the boundaries. Chairman Nutter asked the Mayor if he can help assist find a Demographer. NEW BUSINESS: A. Plans for the next 7 days Letter being prepared to present to City Council on October 31, 2018 from the Chairman and Commission members. B. Reminder of next scheduled meeting, time, date, and location Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, motion by Meehan, second by Ryan, to adjourn at 2:19 p.m. Prepared by: Heather Carl Date Approved: October 30, 2018 _________________ __________________________ Chairman, Roy Nutter