City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2003-1320

• File #: 2003-1320
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 1/15/2003
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 1/30/2003
• Enactment date: 1/22/2003
• Enactment #: 19
• Effective date: 1/30/2003
• Title: Resolution amending Resolution No. 916 effective 12-31-02 entitled: "Resolution adopting a Reapportionment Plan for the City Council Districts in the City of Pittsburgh, as set forth in the Majority report of the Reapportionment Advisory Committee" by changing the language in Section 2 and making a technical correction.
• Sponsors: Gene Ricciardi
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/30/2003	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
1/22/2003	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
1/15/2003	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
1/14/2003	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
1/14/2003	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin

Title
Resolution amending Resolution No. 916 effective 12-31-02 entitled: "Resolution adopting a Reapportionment Plan for the City Council Districts in the City of Pittsburgh, as set forth in the Majority report of the Reapportionment Advisory Committee" by changing the language in Section 2 and making a technical correction.

Body
WHEREAS, as a result of the 2000 Federal Census, City Council is required to re-apportion its City Council Districts pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipal Re-apportionment Act to account for changes in the City's population over the last ten years; and

WHEREAS, on October 22, 2002, the Re-apportionment Advisory Committee submitted their recommended plan to Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh enacts the following changes to the Council District boundaries noted below in order to comply with The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's statutory requirements contained in the Municipal Reapportionment Act at 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 901 et seq.

Districts shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable, as officially and finally reported in the most recent Federal census. 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 903(b)
The Council also finds this reapportionment plan to be consistent with the U.S. Voting Rights Act requirements.

Section 1. The Councilmanic Districts within the City of Pittsburgh shall be configured as follows, effective January 1, 2003 as follows:

District One
Ward 22 - Precinct 4
Ward 23 - All Precincts (1 through 3)
Ward 24 - All Precincts (1 through 6)
Ward 25 - Precinct 7
Ward 26 - Precincts 1, 4 through 6, 8 through 17
Ward 27 - All Precincts (1 though 13)





District Two
Ward 19 - Precincts 1 through 11, 13, 28
Ward 20 - Precincts 1, 3 through 18
Ward 28 - All Precincts (1 through 11)

District Three
Ward 04 - Precinct 8, 14, 15, 17
Ward 16 - All Precincts (1...