Posted: January 06, 2022
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: LF011222 07

Agenda Item Title:

Second Reading and Recommendation of Ordinance No. 6528 – An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 1.08 of the Rapid City Municipal Code Relating to Wards and Precincts and Adopting a New Revised Chapter 1.08 of the Rapid City Municipal Code

Origination Group:
Legal & Finance Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
01/12/2022
Stage 2 Meeting Date:
02/02/2022
City Council First Reading Date:
01/18/2022
City Council Second Reading Date:
02/07/2022
Staff Contact:
Pauline Sumption
Agenda Item Summary:
Every 10 years, after the census is complete, the City is required to redraw ward and precinct lines for municipal elections/officers. The Mayor had established a redistricting committee consisting of the following to make recommendations to the Council: Mayor Allender, City Attorney Joel Landeen, Finance Director Pauline Sumption, GIS Coordinator Angie Tallon, Pennington County Election Supervisor Lori Severson, RCAS Director of Business & Support Services Coy Sasse, County Commission Lloyd LaCroix and City Council President Lance Lehmann. The “ideal” population per ward was determined to be 14,935 based on the census population. A subcommittee consisting of Sumption, Tallon & Severson met on three separate occasions to bring this recommendation to the full committee, as well as the Council. Decisions were made in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) in which consideration was given based on overall population division, residential clustering of voters with common interests, locations of municipal boundaries, census tracts, where the current elected officials resided, legislative district boundaries, landmarks and/or geographical features and the desire to keep a district relatively close together. Attached is Option 3 which was approved at the first reading on January 18 with a 9-1 vote.

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve
Origination Recommendation Notes:
Approve Option 3

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