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1435 000001 #23 - 2011 ORDINANCE NO. 1435 ( 2011) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND MODIFYING JMC§ 1.12 FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OFA REVISED WARD REDISTRICTING PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; FOR USE AND ADHERANCE TO SAID REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR ALL CITY -WIDE ELECTIONS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2012 FORWARD; TO EFFECT CERTIFICATION TO THE PULASKI COUNTYCLERKAND PULASKI COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION OF THE MODIFIED REDISTRICTING PLAN; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, in accordance with ACA § 14 -43 -311, the Jacksonville City Council has authority to re- district the Wards within the City so as to equalize population figures in the various Wards throughout Jacksonville. The City Council has a duty to see that each Ward has as nearly an equal population as best able to serve the interests of the citizens of Jacksonville and attempt to do so in a manner so as not to affect terms of office of incumbent members of the City Council; and, WHEREAS, because of changing population figures, the City Council desires to re- district the Wards in a manner so as to provide that said modifications of the City's Wards to affect 2012 elections and forward until otherwise properly amended or modified. NOW, THEREFORE, BEITORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION ONE Due to a change in population figures, zones, and other relevant factors and pursuant to the authority granted the City Council under ACA § 14-43 -311, the boundaries and areas of the Wards of the City of Jacksonville are in need of amendment and modification. Such need is declared, and the City Council acts to amend and modify said Wards as herein provided. SECTION TWO: JMC § 1.12.010 (Redistricting) is hereby amended and modified to include the following: a. It is hereby declared and found that Five (5) Wards shall exist within the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, providing physical boundaries as more particularly described as follows: 000002 ORDINANCE Na 1435 ( #23 — 2011) PAGE TWO Ward One — Bordered on the North by Foxdell Circle, then on the South by Brewer Street, North First, and the area between Center Street, E. Main, and South Oak, it is encompassed by the Union Pacific Railroad and Hwy. 67/167 on its Eastern and Western borders (respectively). Ward Two— Bordered on the North by N. Bailey Street, Brewer Street, and the Union Pacific Railroad, it extends to the Southern and Eastern City limits and to South Road, Ray Road, and Stanphil Road on its Western border. Ward Three — Bordered on the North by W. Main Street, it extends to the Southern City limits, to Spring Street, South Road, Ray Road, and Stanphil Road on its Eastern border and Hwy. 67/167 on its Western border. Ward Four — Bordered on the North by Little Rock Air Force Base's southern border, it extends to the Southern and Western City limits to Hwy. 67/167, N. James Street, Bailey Street, and Brewer Street on its Eastern border. Ward Five — Extending to the Northern and Western City limits, it extends to the Southern border of Little Rock Air Force Base to Hwy. 67/167, then to the Eastern City limits North of Foxdell Circle. b. A map of said Wards shall be maintained and available in the City Clerk's Office reflecting the physical boundaries of the Five (5) Wards, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked and identified as Exhibit A. SECTION THREE; JMC § 1.12.020 (Effect on Elections) is hereby amended and modified to include the following: Il i It is hereby declared by the Jacksonville City Council that the Ward Redistricting Plan adopted herein shall in no manner affect or apply to existing terms of office for the current members of the Jacksonville City Council. Said Ward Redistricting Plan adopted herein shall be utilized in City-wide elections held in the calendar year 2012 forward until and unless otherwise amended and modified in accordance with State statute. 000003 ORDINANCE NO. 1435 ( #23 — 2011) PAGE THREE SECTION FOUR: A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered by or on behalf of the City Clerk of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, to the Pulaski Circuit Clerk and the Pulaski County Election Commission, whose duty it shall be to duly record and ultimately implement the terms and conditions of this Ordinance for all future elections held within the City of Jacksonville. SECTION FIVE ;; All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. SECTION SIX; This Ordinance, necessary for the improvement of public elections held by the citizens of Jacksonville, should be implemented for any and all City-wide elections held in the calendar year 2012 forward. Therefore, this Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its date of passage, subject to and by applicable law. Pt • *PROVED AND ADOPTED THIS I$ DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011. i_ 1 .1 CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS It �Ul 41,i: I . • q. ` r at . �, fit AYDR SUSAN DA , CITY CLE'K "' lAS TO Ft 1 ROBER E. GAMS RG, CITY O' A Jacksonville Wards Alternative 1A .00004 4 apt 4 , . . 4 . , ,. .4 „,,, si•A .i.. ■ . !i!' i I M I Ward 2 I- I' I IIIII t� r ✓ ' iso Ward Population Estimates MO Ward 1 (Population 5417) ME Ward 2 (Population 5718) Ward 3 (Population 5908) Ward 4 (Population 5404) r 1044 Ward 5 (Population 5675) Ward Target 5¢e METRCPLAN \ Mean 5682 wi. - 0 05 I 2 •� Prepared 11/14/2011 Low 5398 STATE OF ARKANSAS ) ) SS COUNTY OF PULASKI ) CERTIFICATE The undersigned, City Clerk- Treasurer of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, hereby certifies that the foregoing page(s), inclusive, are a true and correct copy of ORDINANCE 1435 ( #23 -11), duly passed by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, at a regular session held on the 15` day of December, 2011 and that the same now appears of record in my office in ORDINANCE BOOK number XIX, page numbers 000001 - 000004. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, this 21 day of December, 2011. Susan L. Dar ,. ' rI CITY CLERK — TREASURER ) A : ` _ t . "' i h t