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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ELECTIO1V DISTRICTS FOR THE
CITY OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, PUTNAM COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle established election districts through Ordinance No.
1990-23 an Ordinance Amending Chapter 290 of the Greens stle Code to Establish Election
Districts;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-4-6, the City was required to establish election
districts in the year 2002 and every ten years thereafter. The City established election districts again,
through Ordinance 2002-13 and Ordinance 2012-16;
WHEREAS, significant growth has occurred in two of the designated districts, making it
necessary to make changes to the.City's districts in order to equalize the voter population in all
districts as nearly as possible.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk-Treasurer has sent the required written notice within the time
limit set out in I.C. 36-4-6-4(f).
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GREENCASTLE that the Common Council adopts a new district boundary map that takes into
account the factors outlined in I.C. 36-4-6-4, complies with such factors, and provides for fair and
effective representation of constituents through its elected members as follows:
1. the City of Greencastle shall continue to have four districts, with one elected Council
Representative from each district. In addition, the City shall continue to have three Council
Representatives that are elected at-large.
2. the geographical district boundaries contained in Ordinance 2012-16 shall change for the
conducting of Primary and General Elections of the City of Greencastle. The Census Tracts and
Blocks and the districts shall be as follows:
First District
First—Census Tract 956200
1031 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1044 1045 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051
1054 1055 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 200 2009 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026
3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039
3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052
3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3061 3062 3063 3065 3066 3067
4000 4001 4002 4005 4006 4008 4015 4017 4018 4019 4020 4022 4023
4024 4025 4026 4027 4033
First--Census Tract 956301
1002 1005
First--Census Tract 956600
1002
Second District
Second--Census Tract 956200
1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 2000 2001 2010 2011 2012
Second--Census Tract 956301
1000 1001
Second--Census Tract 956302
1000 1001 1002 1003 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
Third District
Third—Census Tract 956301
1003 1004 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016
1017 1018 2000 2001 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3009 4000
4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008
Third—Census Tract 956302
2016 2017 2018 2019
Third—Census Tract 956402
3014
Fourth District
Fourth—Census Tract 956200
3060 3064 3068 4028
Fourth—Census Tract 956301
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 0 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20 3 2024 2025 2026 2027
2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 3007 3008 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015
3016 3018 3019 3020 3021 4012 4013 4014 40115 4016 4017 4018 4019
4020 4021 4022
Fourth—Census Tract 956600
1000
An updated map of the districts is attached hereto and made a pIrt hereof.
3. the Council finds that the districts described above are com lsed of contiguous territory,g are
reasonably compact, and, Census data indicates that the voter re1gistration population in each
District, is as nearly equal as is possible, within legally accepted deviations. The Council has
attempted to keep districts as similar to existing districts as is piacticable; however, the districts
do cross precinct lines due to the need to rectify the disparity of population numbers between the
districts, as set out in I.C. 36-4-6-4(d).
5. This Ordinance shall replace Ordinance 2012-16 in its entirety.
This Ordinance shall have full force and effect upon passage of the Greencastle Common
Council and its approval by the Mayor. A copy of this Ordinance shall be filed with the Putnam
County Clerk within thirty(30) days of its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle,Indiana this
V ` day of 0 E c c v. b.c� , 2022.
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Mar N ammer Adam Cohe
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Stacie Langdon c Verom a Pej
Dave Murray Cody Eckert
Darrel Thomas
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Approved and signed by me this c6'\ day of D cc b EaL ,2022 at Z 5
o'clock .m.
William Dory, Mayor
ATTEST:
L da Dunbar, Clerk-Treasurer
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