071107 CRC Redistricting & Related Topics Subcommittee
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CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Redistrictina & Related Topics Subcommittee
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
5:00 PM
City Commission Chambers, 1 st Floor, Sanford City Hall, 300 N. Park
Avenue, Sanford, Florida 32771
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Present: James Davis
Jason Brodeur
Robert J. Kinney
Attorney: Kenneth W. Mcintosh, Assistant City Attorney
Janet Dougherty
Sherman Yehl
Call to Order
Mr. Davis called the meeting to order at 5: 14 PM.
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Redistricting
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Mr. Davis stated the Subcommittee could not find a solution in the
charter for redistricting and they will present a solution to the City Commission
at their next scheduled workshop.
Mr. Brodeur stated there is nothing we could or will be recommending to
the Charter Review Committee as a whole. He stated what they did decide is
to look at a possible redistricting plan as an off committee.
Discussion with City Manager Sherman Yehl
Mr. Davis stated there was some discussion with the City Manager adding
pie charters to the annual report which would show spending by district, tax
payer's money, government spending and Federal and State grant spending.
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Mr. Yehl stated they do a Five Year Capital Plan which identifies by
district where the major expenditures are going. He stated a lot of them are
citywide except when you get into Public Works; those projects are easier
identified by district. Mr. Yehl stated each district has a certain number of city
facilities; District #1 has a large number of city facilities which ways the
expenditure of funds to one district and is not truly reflective of what types of
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activities are funded. He stated the other problem is a large number of
projects are citywide and we have an annual procreation citywide for several
different items such as sidewalks repairs, concrete repairs, street calming,
traffic calming, irrigation systems, etc.
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Mr. Yehl stated that the capital expenditures proposed for 2008 are less
than what they have been in the past. He stated there will be less money
available for capital projects in future years than what we have now.
Mr. Yehl stated there is always going to be a disparity in the amount of
money being spent in a district. He stated each district is unique, has different
needs and each commissioner is responsive to what their constituents are
saying about their needs and try to see that they get funding for those issues
out of any single budget year.
Mr. Yehl stated they use some pie charts now and other graphs to
visually display things better understood by charts citywide, not by districts. He
stated the intergovernmental revenue is small, about 9%.
Mr. Yehl stated. w,e are. reqduired to s~bmlit anhannualdbuhdget a~d th~ j'. :.~..."
budget really is the City s policy ocument It te Is were an ow we re gOing to .
spend money. He stated the second document is an end of the year
comprehensive annual financial report to show that we spent the money in
accordance with general accounting practices. Mr. Yehl stated he has
instituted and still is institutionalizing a quarterly management report showing
how we're spending money on a quarterly basis and if we are meeting
performance measurements.
Mr. Yehl suggested including in the charter a statement saying the city
has an obligation in its day to day activities to be transparent.
Mr. Stewart suggested proposed language for Section 5.04.
Mr. Davis stated that annual report at the end of the year include some
visual display of how city funds are expended.
Mr. Kinney suggested in Section 5.04, first paragraph, second sentence
include the word district with the words fund, organization unit program, J... 'J'.i'
purpose or activity, and object. . ....
Mr. Davis moved to include in the charter that the year end
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comprehensive financial reporting will include such visual displays as to how
expenditures of the city have been expended in the budget year by district.
Seconded by Mr. Kinney and carried by a vote of the Redistricting and Related
Topics Subcommittee as follows:
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James Davis Aye
Jason Brodeur Nay
Robert J. Kinney Aye
Mr. Brodeur stated the dissension is due to it being placed in the charter
rather than an Ordinance.
Mr. Stewart recommended proposed language for Section 1.05:
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Section 1.05
(a) The territorial boundaries of the City of Sanford may be extended or contracted as
provided in the applicable general state laws regarding municipal annexations and
contractions.
(b) The City of Sanford shall maintain a proactive annexation policy to help the city
achieve its manifest destiny, provide for economic growth, provide for an escalated
quantity of life, and community amenities, provide for additional municipal revenue
streams, ensure equity of access to available municipal services, provide for orderly
growth and ensure sufficient infrastructure development.
(c) City annexations shall be made in a non-discriminatory manner. The city shall seek to
include previously by-passed lower income areas in its proactive annexation efforts.
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Mr. Davis moved to approve the proposed language for Section 1.05.
Seconded by Mr. Brodeur and carried by a vote of the Redistricting and
Related Topics Subcommittee as follows:
James Davis Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Robert J. Kinney Aye
Mr. Stewart recommended proposed language for Section 1.06:
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Section 1.06 Open Government
The City of Sanford shall conduct al of its business affairs and governmental operations in
full accord with the letter and spirit of open government laws, public access to public
records and the public's right to know and why their government acts in a particular
fashion.
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Section 1.07 Discrimination
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The City of Sanford shall conduct al of its business affairs and governmental operations in
an objective, fair, equitable and non-biased manner. The city shall not engage in
discriminatory conduct based upon race, ethnicity, creed, color, nationality, religion,
sexual orientation, gender or socio-economic status.
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Mr. Davis moved to approve the proposed language for Section 1.06 and
Section 1.07. Seconded by Mr. Kinney and carried by a vote of the
Redistricting and Related Topics Subcommittee as follows:
James Davis Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Robert J. Kinney Aye
Mr. Stewart recommended proposed language for Section 6.07:
Section 6.07
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this charter the mayor shall represent the city
as a whole and be elected by electors throughout the city. Each city commissioner shall
represent one city commission district, shall actually physically reside in the district for
which they seek office from the date of their qualification for office until the expiration of
their term of office and shall be elected solely by the voters of that district. J.....:..
(b) There shall be four (4) city commission districts that shall be established, defined and . ~
geographically described areas of the city as defined by Ordinance No. 4032 and
subsequent successor ordinances relating to commission redistricting as required by this
charter, general law and constitutional principles. Each district shall be formed from
compact contiguous territory with the boundary lines following the centers of streets. Due
consideration shall be given to maintaining the geographical integrity of neighborhoods
and developments within the individual districts. The commission district lines shall be
constructed so as to comply with the constitutional principles of equal and effective
representation required by applicable state and federal guidelines. The city commission
shall give due consideration to the multiple constitutional principles involved in the
electoral process and shall give due regard for the opportunity of minority representation
on the commission as a part of the redistricting process in compliance with applicable
state and federal constitutional standards.
(c) An incumbent commissioner's seat number may change due to the realignment
process occurring during redistricting, however, no incumbent commissioner shall have
their term of office cut short by the adoption of a redistricting plan.
(d) The city commission may modify city commission districts by the enactment of a
successor ordinance under whatever processes, procedures and redistricting committees
and/or consultants the city commission may deem to be desirable. The city commission
shall begin the initiation of a redistricting process for city commission districts within thirty
(30) days after the receipt of the official Decennial Census data every 10 years. The J
official Decennial Census data shall be the authoritative source for demographical data .!
used in reconstituting city commission districts in compliance with applicable state and
federal standards.
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Mr. Brodeur moved to accept the recommendation as amended with the
due consideration in there as Mr. Stewart has presented it. Seconded by Mr.
Kinney and carried by a vote of the Redistricting and Related Topics
Subcommittee as follows:
James Davis Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Robert J. Kinney Aye
The Redistricting & Related Topics Subcommittee concur their work as a
Subcommittee was complete.
Adjournment
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The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 B
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