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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR01-124 Revising Commissioner Districts Commissioner op Of _4 moved adoption of the follo ng Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2001- lag IN THE MATTER OF REVISING COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes § 30 -10 -306, which establishes the authority for the creation and revision of Commissioner Districts for the election of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statutes § 30 -10- 306(4) requires that after each Federal census, Commissioner districts shall be established, revised or altered to assure that such districts shall be as nearly equal in population as possible based on such census in the following odd - numbered year; and WHEREAS, a Federal census was conducted in year 2000. The resulting data reported indicates that a revision of the current district boundaries is necessary in order to ensure that each district is as nearly equal in population as possible; and WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statutes § 30 -10 -306, as interpreted by case law, imposes an affirmative duty and responsibility upon the Board of County Commissioners to maintain Commissioner districts as compact districts with populations as nearly equal as possible; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes § 30 -10- 306(4), the Board of County Commissioners is required to establish, revise or alter Commissioner districts by September 30 of the current year; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has caused a Map and its accompanying description of said County Commissioners Districts to be prepared, has inspected and approved the same and is having a duplicate original of this Resolution and said Map filed with the Office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Eagle County as a permanent record; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to make the adjustments at this time in order to comply with the Board of County Commissioners's affirmative duty and ensure equity among the Commissioner Districts for the benefit of the citizens of Eagle County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado: THAT, the Commissioner Districts, as described on Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, shall be adopted. 0 • AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Map and the particularized description of the Commissioner Districts set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, are declared to be the Commissioner Districts of Eagle County, State of Colorado. MOVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the 25 day of September, 2001. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its CHAIRMAN TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY u = r i I MMISSIONERS ATTEST: 1 , 4y • By _ —4 / •. # At i , o , Sara J. Fisher, Clerk � °��� Tom 1 . Stone to the Board of Chairma County Commissioners 1 BY: ��� _ 1 _ , L Michael L. Gallagher / Commissioner By: ��► M. Menconi Commissioner Commissioner seconded adoption of the resolution. The roll having been called, the v was as follows: Commissioner Tom C. Stone Commissioner Michael L. Gallagher �,D Commissioner Arn M. Menconi _ ,p r This resolution passed by 3 -Q vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.