The Metro Council is seeking public comment on three options for redrawing the boundaries of Council districts.
Every ten years, following the completion of the U.S. Census, the Metro Council is required to evaluate whether each of its six districts are of relatively equal population and adjust the district boundaries as necessary to provide for equal representation.
The results of the 2010 U.S. Census indicate that the populations of a few of the Metro Council districts vary significantly from the average district population, which is now 248,362 people. As a result, the district lines must be redrawn to ensure that each district is relatively equal in population.
The Metro Council is scheduled to vote on a final redistricting map at a public hearing on Thursday, May 19. The draft redistricting ordinance, which will include one proposed map, will be introduced for first reading at a public hearing on Thursday, May 12. Public testimony on the redistricting proposal is welcome at both the May 12 and May 19 public hearings. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the Metro Council at any time through May 19.