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Council Districting Commission

Public Comment on Proposed Districts

The deadline for Public Comment was 7 September 2011.

The following information is provided to show residents of Cuyahoga County:

• Why the County Council Districts have to be re-drawn
• Background on the Council Districting Commission and the process used to re-draw the districts
• What the new County Council Districts will look like, both geographically and demographically

Meeting Archive

• 1 September 2011
• 30 June 2011
• 21 July 2011
• 28 July 2011
• 4 August 2011
• 17 August 2011
• 24 August 2011 - Council Districting Commission Public Forum (Morning)
• 24 August 2011 - Council Districting Commission Public Forum (Evening)

Members

• Virginia Aveni
• Thomas Bier
• Mike Cleary
• Martin R. Kolb
• Kenneth C. Lumpkin  

Responsibilities

Per section 3.04 of the Cuyahoga County Charter, the Council Districting Commission shall, not later than one hundred twenty days following its appointment, prepare and certify to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County a detailed apportionment of the Council districts in accordance with the principles provided for in Section 3 of the Charter of Cuyahoga County. That apportionment shall be completed by the same date as the apportionment for the Ohio General Assembly and shall be effective for the first regular County election thereafter.

Requirements

Cuyahoga County Charter requires commission members to:  

• be electors of the County; and
• not hold any other public office or be an officer of a political party.