St. Charles Parish - File #: 2001-0390

• File #: 2001-0390
• Version: 3
• Name: Reapportion the District Boundaries of the Governing Authority of the Parish of St. Charles, based on the 2000 United States Census in accordance with Federal, State, and Local laws
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Removed (Council Rule 8)
• File created: 5/6/2002
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 5/20/2002
• Final action: 6/17/2002
• Title: An ordinance to reapportion the District Boundaries of the Governing Authority of the Parish of St. Charles, based on the 2000 United States Census in accordance with Federal, State, and Local laws.
• Sponsors: 'Ram' Ramchandran, Darnell 'Dee' Abadie
• Indexes: Census, Creating Wards, Precincts, Districts, etc.
• Related files: 2001-0062, 2001-0351, 2001-0434, 2001-0464, 2003-0004

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2002	3	Parish Council	Rmv'd from Consid.
6/3/2002	3	Parish Council	Tabled.
5/20/2002	3	Parish Council	Tabled.	Pass
5/20/2002	3	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Not Satisfied
5/6/2002	3	Council Member(s)	Introduced
5/6/2002	3	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
12/17/2001	2	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/17/2001	2	Parish Council	Motion	Pass
12/17/2001	2	Parish Council	Approved	Fail
12/3/2001	2	Council Member(s)	Introduced
12/3/2001	2	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
11/5/2001	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
11/5/2001	1	Parish Council	Amended	Fail
11/5/2001	1	Parish Council	Amended	Fail
11/5/2001	1	Parish Council	Approved	Fail
10/15/2001	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
10/15/2001	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2001-0390
INTRODUCED BY: 'RAM' RAMCHANDRAN, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIV. A
DARNELL “DEE” ABADIE, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT III
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to reapportion the District Boundaries of the Governing Authority of the Parish of St. Charles, based on the 2000 United States Census in accordance with Federal, State, and Local laws.
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 April of 2001, the 2000 Census figures were released by the United States Census Bureau, which established the population of St. Charles Parish to be 48,072; and,
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2001, the St. Charles Parish Council adopted Resolution No. 4891 creating the "Reapportionment Committee", composed of Representatives from the Parish Council, Parish School Board, and Parish Justice of the Peace and Constables Association; and,
WHEREAS, the Committee has conducted several public meetings to review the various Alternate Proposals of Reapportionment Plans; and,
WHEREAS, at its meeting of August 2, 2001, the Committee recommended that Alternate Plan A be adopted as the 2000 Reapportionment Plan for St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 1, 2001, the Parish Council rejected the Reapportionment Committee's recommendation introduced as File No. 2001-0351; and,
WHEREAS, it is the wish of the people to have fair and equal representation on the Council as clearly specified in the Parish Charter from the East and West Bank of the Parish; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to keep the reapportionment process moving forward giving the citizens an opportunity of choice; and,
WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRED TO HAVE all Elected bodies like the St. Charles Parish School Board, Justice of the Peace and Constables to HAVE THE SAME DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND ...