The City is required to follow a prescribed schedule when considering a transition to district elections under threat of a lawsuit. The following schedule is subject to change and will be updated as needed.
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Activity |
Date |
| Received Demand Letter | 8/23/2021 |
| Adopt a Resolution of Intention, effective 10/7/2021, to transition from at-large to district-based elections | 10/04/2021 |
| Launch Districting Website Page | 10/26/2021 |
| Public Hearing #1 to gather input from communities of interest (no draft maps are drawn until these are complete) | 11/01/2021 |
| Public Hearing #2 to gather input from communities of interest (no draft maps are drawn until these are complete) | 11/15/2021 |
| Launch mapping tools on website for public to submit proposed maps | 12/10/2021 |
| All Initial draft maps posted on website at least 7 days prior to public hearing | 01/24/2021 |
| Public Hearing #3 to gather public input on draft maps and election sequencing | 01/31/2021 |
| Changes to initial draft maps posted on website at least 7 days prior to public hearing | 02/07/2021 |
| Public Hearing #4 to gather public input on draft maps and election sequencing | 02/14/2021 |
| Final map posted on website at least 7 days prior to public hearing | 02/28/2022 |
| Public Hearing #5 to introduce Ordinance establishing district-based elections | 03/07/2022 |
| Adopt Ordinance establishing district-based elections | 03/21/2022 |
| 205 days prior to next regular election the Ordinance must be adopted (Elections Code §21602(a)(3)) | 04/17/2022 |
| First district-based election to be held | 11/08/2022 |