Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Districts
A Resolution of the Governing Authority of DeKalb County, Georgia Approving a Redistricting Plan for the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners as Reviewed and Revised by the State Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office and Requesting that the DeKalb County Delegation to the General Assembly Introduce Legislation to Implement the Approved Redistricting Plan
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Information Contact: Dr. Kwasi Obeng
Phone Number: 404-687-3515
PURPOSE:
To approve the redistricting plan reflected in the enclosed Exhibit A (for DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Districts 1-5) and Exhibit B (for DeKalb County Board Commissioners Districts 6-7), as reviewed and revised by the State Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, and to request that the DeKalb County Delegation to the General Assembly introduce legislation to implement the approved redistricting plan.
NEED/IMPACT:
Redrawing commission district boundaries is required to ensure equal representation of the jurisdictional population according to the 2020 decennial census results.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution approving the redistricting plan reflected in Exhibit A (for DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Districts 1-5) and Exhibit B (for DeKalb County Board Commissioners Districts 6-7), as reviewed and revised by the State Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office and attached to the resolution, and to request that the DeKalb County Delegation to the General Assembly introduce legislation to implement the approved redistricting plan.