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An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Amending Section 31.02 Of The Code Of Ordinances Entitled "Election Procedures" To Update The District Boundaries For The Election Of City Commissioners.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
At first reading, on February 2, 2022, after the presentation by Florida Atlantic University ("FAU") who introduced two new alternative map options 1D and 2D, the City Commission selected map option 1D.
Alternative 1D - Would take the census blocks from District 2 to District 3, the area from 24 Ave east on Johnson Street to Dixie Highway; Dixie Highway north to Taft Street, and Taft Street to 24 Avenue. For a population change in this of 1,498.
The ordinance before you is to approve the new redistricting map for the City Commission Districts.
The City of Hollywood Charter Section 3.01 states that "the district boundaries shall be set by ordinance and updated after each decennial census or as otherwise required by law". Over the past 10 years, the City of Hollywood has seen a growth in population of over 8%. Combined with future growth projections by FAU, the City could exceed 155,512 people by the year 2023.
FAU was hired to perform a district demographic analysis based upon the changes in population from the census. If the demographic analysis is close to or more than 10% total deviation in each district, a complete redistricting process would then have to be done to redraw the district boundaries.
FAU's analysis shows that District 2, the largest district, accounts for the greatest portion of the City's projected population with 27,902 residents at 17.94%, this deviates from the theoretical average population of 7.65% or 25,919 people. District 3, the smallest district, has 15.80% of the projected population at 24,576 residents and deviates from the average by -5.18%. This represents a difference of 3,326 peop...
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