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CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO 27-2022
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30.01 OF
CHAPTER 30 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE
REGARDING BOUNDARIES FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, Section 30.01 of Richmond Code sets forth the boundaries and definitions for the
six(6)Council Districts of the Richmond Common Council; and
WHEREAS, Indiana Code requires all second class cities to review and, to the extent
necessary, revise their Council District boundaries following each national
census,with the specific requirement and/or recommendation that the population
deviation from one District to another District not exceed ten percent(10%); and
WHEREAS, Indiana Code permits recertification of existing boundaries for the current
Council Districts.
NOW,THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond,Indiana,
that the boundaries and descriptions reflected in Section 30.01 of Chapter 30 of the City of
Richmond Code be recertified due, in part,to lack of significant population changes reflected in
the recent national census and said Code Section 30.01 shall reference this recertification and
other housekeeping updates as follows:
That the Council District Map shall become Exhibit A hereof and
incorporated herein by reference. Said Map shall be on file in the Office of the
GIS Coordinator for the Department of Infrastructure and
Development and shall be updated as required upon the adoption of an
annexation ordinance.
That all questions concerning the exact location of precinct boundary
lines shall be determined by consulting the written precinct boundary
descriptions established and approved by the Wayne County Commissioners.
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That any subsequent changes made by the Wayne County
Commissioners in establishing precinct boundaries shall be reviewed by the
Common Council to determine the need to modify the Council Districts defined
herein. (Ordinance No.27-2022;70-2012; 68-2002; 61-1990)
Passed and adopted this /G day of , 2022, by the Common
Council of the City of Richmond,Indiana.
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(Karen Chasteen,IAMC,MMC)
P SENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this /2 day. of
2022,at 9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen,IAMC,MMC)
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APPROVED by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this /1 day
of II ,2022,at9m. (Op�,n
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(Karen Chasteen,IAMC,MMC)
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