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2011063803 Received: 10/27/2011 1:23:41 PM
Recorded: 10127!2011 01:25:16 PM Filed &
Recorded it Official Records of La, •y Crane,
LU = PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT/COUNTY CLERK
Fees $20.00
r, RESOLUTION NO. 13,390
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3 A RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE PULASKI COUNTY
4 ELECTION COMMISSION A PROPOSAL FOR CITY WARD
5 BOUNDARIES TO BE MODIFIED AS A RESULT OF THE 2010
6 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, as a result of the 2010 Federal Decennial Census it has been determined that the City of
9 Little Rock has experienced various population shifts that would impact how Ward boundaries are drawn
10 in order to create contiguous Wards that are roughly equal in population size, if not geographic area, and
11 which appropriately represent the racial and ethnic make up of the City, and
12 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed this information in terms of the seven (7) current
13 Ward boundaries, and in terms of suggested changes for boundary lines as a result of the census data, and
14 WHEREAS, an additional interest that the Board has in the creation of Ward boundaries is to assure,
15 where possible, that existing neighborhoods are preserved as cohesive political and social units
16 represented by a single Ward representative, and are not divided politically into different Wards, and
17 WHEREAS, in light of the geographic, demographic and political information provided with the
18 census data, City Staff has prepared a map which demonstrates Ward boundary changes that achieve close
19 population equivalency in each of seven (7) contiguous Wards, and
20 WHEREAS, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §14 -61- 109(4) (West 2004), it is the duty of the Pulaski
21 County Election Commission to reapportion Wards that have experienced a substantial change in
22 population from the preceding Federal census.
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
24 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 Section 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, recommends a proposed set
26 of boundaries for seven (7) Ward districts within the City as shown on the map attached as Exhibit A to
27 this resolution.
28 Section 2. If, as the Board of Directors believes, the proposed Ward boundaries meet the
29 constitutional requirements for the drawing of such boundaries, the City recommends to the Pulaski
30 County Election Commission that these proposed boundaries become the final certified boundaries for the
31 seven (7) Wards of the City of Little Rock.
32 Section 3. Severability. In the event any portion of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be
33 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this
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resolution, which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional, was not originally a part of the resolution.
Section 4. Repealer. All laws ordinances resolutions or parts of the same that are inconsistent with
the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
ADOPTED: October 25, 2011
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Sus tt y, City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, CityVAttorney
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