A. The Advisory Committee shall make every effort to communicate the procedure for dividing the City into election districts to the citizens through any available means, including, but not limited to: public meetings, e-town hall gatherings, electronic and print media, and City website posts.
B. The City Clerk shall provide the Advisory Committee a schedule of districting activities and deadlines for issuance of the preliminary report, receipt of protests, and issuance of the final report. Based on this schedule, the Advisory Committee shall plan its public education efforts and schedule public meetings. The Advisory Committee shall coordinate public meeting dates to ensure the City Clerk's availability.
C. The Advisory Committee shall conduct at least one public meeting in each election district to solicit public input for the City Clerk's consideration in determining election district boundaries. The Advisory Committee shall prepare a preliminary Advisory Committee report that summarizes the public input and makes a preliminary recommendation of election district boundaries. The committee shall make the report available to the public and shall submit the report to the City Council and City Clerk.
D. At any public meeting held by the Advisory Committee, the City Clerk shall present the population data relied upon and the impact of the other considerations set out in subsection 5.1.303B of this part. The public shall be given an opportunity to comment on the population data, the other considerations and the proposed district boundaries. (Ord. 13-23; Ord. 16-102)