2011-0144
INTRODUCED BY: CAROLYN K. SCHEXNAYDRE, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A
TERRY AUTHEMENT, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
BILLY RAYMOND, SR., COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT I
SHELLEY M. TASTET, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT II
WENDY BENEDETTO, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT III
PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
LARRY COCHRAN, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT V
MARCUS M. LAMBERT, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
DENNIS NUSS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VII
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to establish and define the St. Charles Parish Visible Precinct Boundaries to comply with the 2010 Reapportionment Plan.
Body
WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statute 33:1411 and the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter, Article III, Section 3, require that the Governing Authority review its apportionment plan after the release of each decennial census; and,
WHEREAS in February of 2011, the 2010 U S Census figures were released by the United States Census Bureau, which established the population of St. Charles Parish to be 52,780; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee of the St. Charles Parish Council has conducted public meetings to review the various Alternate Proposals of Reapportionment Plans; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish Council, on April 4, 2011 adopted Ordinance No. which reapportioned the District Boundaries of the Governing Authority, based on the 2010 United States Census, said boundaries to also apply to Justice of the Peace Courts and Constable Districts.
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to establish and define the precinct boundaries to comply with the reapportionment plan.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That in accordance with applicable law, the 2010 Visible Precinct boundaries are hereby established as set out in Exhibit "A".
SECTION II. That should any section, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by any court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION III. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith or incompatible with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective upon "preclearance" from the United States Department of Justice, as required under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
SECTION V. The Election Precincts herein established shall be effective for Members of the Parish Council seeking election in the Fall of 2011 and assuming office in January 2012 and shall be effective for the Justice of the Peace and Constables seeking election in the Fall of 2014 and assuming office in January 2015.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2011, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:
SECRETARY:
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:
APPROVED: DISAPPROVED:
PARISH PRESIDENT:
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