(A) The Council shall be composed of seven members, five of whom are elected from single-member districts and two of whom are elected-at-large.
(B) The Council divides the town into five single-member districts for the purpose of conducting elections of Council members as follows (descriptions include only those portions of the listed precincts which are within the town’s corporate boundaries):
(1) District 1 includes the following precincts: Eagle 05; Eagle 14; Union 01; that portion of Union 02 located north of County Road East 200 South and west of Pleasant View Road; and Worth 02.
(2) District 2 includes the following precincts: that portion of Eagle 03 located south of Bloor Lane; Eagle 09; Eagle 10; Eagle 17; and that portion of Eagle 20 located north of Whitestown Parkway.
(3) District 3 includes the following precincts: Eagle 07; Eagle 13; Eagle 16; Eagle 19; that portion of Eagle 20 located south of Whitestown Parkway; and Perry.
(4) District 4 includes the following precincts: Eagle 02; Eagle 04; Eagle 08; Eagle 11; and Eagle 12.
(5) District 5 includes the following precincts: Eagle 01; that portion of Eagle 03 located north of Bloor Lane; Eagle 06; Eagle 15; Eagle 18; and that portion of Union 02 located south of County Road East 200 South and east of Pleasant View Road.
(C) Attached to Ordinance 2022-32 as Exhibit A are maps showing the boundaries of each Council district collectively and separately (the “maps”) which maps are incorporated herein by reference. Two copies of the foregoing maps are on file in the office of the Municipal Relations Coordinator for public inspection as required by I.C. 36-1-5-4.
(D) If a conflict exists between the Maps and the descriptions set forth in division (B) of this section (the “descriptions”), in accordance with I.C. 3-5-10-9, the descriptions shall determine the boundaries of the Council district.
(E) If any territory in the town is not included in one of the Council districts, in accordance with I.C. 3-5-10-10 and I.C. 36-5-2-4.1(d), the excluded territory shall be included in the Council district that: (i) is contiguous to that territory; and (ii) contains the least population of all Council districts contiguous to that territory.
(F) If any territory in the town is included in more than one of the Council districts, in accordance with I.C. 3-5-10-11, the territory shall be included in the Council district that: (i) is one of the districts in which the territory is described in this section; (ii) is contiguous to that territory; and (iii) contains the least population of all Council districts contiguous to that territory.
(G) In accordance with I.C. 36-5-2-4.1(k) this section must be construed, if possible, to comply with the provisions of I.C. 36-5-2-4.1. The provisions of this section are severable and if any provision is found to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this section that can be given effect without the invalid provision.
(1996 Code, § 1-1) (Ord. 79-10, passed - -; Ord. 2000-26, passed - -; Ord. 2002-19, passed - -; Ord. 2006-16, passed - -; Ord. 2011-07, passed 10-3-2011; Ord. 2012-11, passed 9-4-2012; Ord. 2019-07, passed 3-18-2019; Ord. 2022-32, passed 12-7-2022)