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Debra S Tiemann
Wayne County Recorder IN
Recorded as Presented
ORDINANCE NO 70-2012
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°/a); and
WHEREAS, Due to population changes, as reflected in the most recent 2010 Federal Census, some
changes are necessary to the current Council Districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that
Section 30.01 of Chapter 30 of the City of Richmond Code be amended to read as follows except that
portions that appear in bold shall appear in normal print and portions that are stricken shall not
appear (bold portions represent new additions to Code and stricken portions represent deletions; these
are included to facilitate understanding of the changes being made):
30.01 COUNCIL DISTRICTS
The City of Richmond, County of Wayne, Indiana, shall be divided into six (6)
council districts which shall be numbered, bounded and defined as follows:
(a) First District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 4, 5, 6 19, and 33 and all the territory that may be subsequently
assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance shall be known as the
First District.
(b) Second District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 7, 8, 10, and 27 and all the territory that may be subsequently
assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance shall be known as the
Second District.
(c) Third District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 11, 15, 24, 25, 26 and 32 and all the territory that may be
subsequently assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance shall be
known as the Third District.
(d) Fourth District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 12, 13, 14, 23, and 30 and all territory that may be subsequently
assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance shall be known as the
Fourth District.
(e) Fifth District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 9, 18, 17, 28, 29, and Center 6, and all the territory that may be
subsequently assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance, shall be
known as the Fifth District.
(f) Sixth District: All that territory lying within the boundaries of the
precincts Wayne 16, 20, 21, 22, and 31 and all the territory that may be subsequently
assigned to said district by reason of an annexation ordinance, shall be known as the
Sixth District.
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 City
Engineer 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.
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.
70-2012; 6 5-2002; 61-1990)
Passed and adopted this /7 day of� 4c.�2012, by the Common Council
of the City of Richmond, Indiana.
President
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ATT&ST:
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
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PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this/t day of oe
2012, at 9:00 a.m.
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PPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of
2, at 9:05 a.m.
,Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTn S l :ram Walter S. Cl id 1 e ar"nent a Law, Richmond, Fndiana
I affirm, un**6BeU1k9g PWd1fi*&Wkjaken reasonable care to redact each Social Security number in this document,
unless required by law: Walter S. Chidester.
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