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Set a Public Hearing - Consider Changing the Boundary Lines of Council Wards November 7, 2011 Page 2 Sec. 101.2. - Wards, boundary changes. Ward boundaries shall not be altered except as reasonably necessary to promote greater equality of population among the wards when such necessity is shown by the most recent federal decennial census, or by more current census data certified by the City Council as sufficiently reliable and detailed to serve as a basis for ward boundary alteration, or by annexation or consolidation of territory. Such boundary alteration shall be made only by ordinance adopted by affirmative vote of at least two- thirds (213) of the full membership of the City Council in accordance with section 101.4. Any such ordinance adopted within one hundred twenty (120) days immediately preceding any election of council members shall not become effective until the day following such election. (Ord. No. NS -1316, 8- 24 -76, approved at election 11 -2 -76) Sec. 101.3. - Reserved. Editor's note— Ord. No. NS -1521, adopted March 17, 1980, approved at election June 3, 1980, repealed § 101.3 relative to increasing the number of wards of the City from 7 to 9 whenever the census data described in § 101.3 disclosed a population of 240,000 people. Said section had previously been amended by Ord. No. NS -1316, adopted Aug. 24, 1976, approved at election Nov, 2, 1976. Sec. 101.4. - Same — Notice and public hearing. Before making any change, modification or realignment of ward boundaries or numbers of wards, the City Council shall pass a resolution declaring its intention to make such changes. Such resolution shall set forth a convenient day, hour and place when and where any persons having any interest therein, or any objection to the making thereof, may appear before the City Council and be heard thereon. The City Council shall direct the Clerk of the Council to give notice by publishing said resolution once a week for two (2) weeks in the official newspaper prior to the date set for hearing. Said hearing in the event of increasing the number of wards shall be held not less than sixty (60) days prior to the succeeding general municipal election. In any event, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the general municipal election, publication shall be made by map diagram in the official newspaper showing the new boundary lines of each and every ward. The City Council is hereby requested to set a date to hold a public hearing to consider Ward re- boundary. If a hearing date is approved, the Clerk of the Council Office will publish the legally required public hearing notice, notify all neighborhood associations, and provide that required information is posted and made available on the City's website. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council Attachment 1: Resolution 12B -2