Notice Regarding Division of the Common Council of the
City of Bluffton, Indiana into Legislative Body Districts
Pursuant to Ind. Code §36-4-6-4, the Common Council (“Council”) of the City of Bluffton (the “City”) is dividing the City’s legislative body districts into five (5) single member districts on or before December 31, 2022 for the election of Council Members in 2023 and thereafter. In order to accomplish this division, the Council has adopted Redistricting Guidelines which are available upon request in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer, Bluffton City Hall, 128 E. Market Street, Unit 101, Bluffton, IN 46714 from 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The division of the Common Council into legislative body districts will be accomplished pursuant to the following schedule:
June 20, 2022 Last Day for Members of the Public to Submit
by Noon Objections or Written Comments Regarding the Redistricting Guidelines to the Office of
Clerk-Treasurer.
July 15, 2022 Deadline for Plans Submitted by the Public.
by Noon Redistricting Coordinator Makes Draft of City
Districting Plan Available for Examination by the Public at the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
July 19, 2022 Public Hearing for Purpose of Reviewing and
6:00 p.m. Evaluating Draft of City Districting Plan and Plans Submitted by the Public, and Adopting on First Reading an Ordinance Preliminarily Approving a Plan. Written comments on any plan must be received by Clerk-Treasurer by Noon this day.
August 2, 2022 Public Meeting for Purpose of Making Revisions to
6:00 p.m. Plan to be Adopted by Council and to Adopt an
(tentative) Ordinance Approving the Plan on Final Passage (actual meeting date announced at July 19th
hearing)
Within 30 days Filing of a Certified Copy of the Ordinance
of Adoption Establishing Districts with the Clerk-Treasurer of the Wells County Circuit Court no later than Thirty (30) Days After the Ordinance is Adopted Pursuant to Ind. Code §36-4-6-4(n).
Each of the meetings set forth above will be held in the Council Meeting Room of the Bluffton City Hall, 128 E. Market Street, Unit 101, Bluffton, IN 46714, and shall begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. The public’s participation in the redistricting process is welcomed. All Council meetings are open to the public. The public is invited to submit proposed districting plans that comply with the Redistricting Guidelines adopted by the Council. A Public Plan Submission Kit (including census data) is available during normal business hours in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer set forth above. In order to be considered by the Council, redistricting plans submitted by the public must comply with the Redistricting Guidelines and must be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer by Noon on July 15, 2022.
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