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Ordinance of the City of San Leandro City Council Amending Title I, Chapter 1 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Council Member Districts
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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
ORDINANCE NO. 2022 -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE I, CHAPTER 1 OF
THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, Section 230 of the San Leandro City Charter requires new district boundaries to be adopted by ordinance whenever the results of the federal census show an increase of five percent (5%) or more since the last redistricting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council last approved new Council district boundaries in 2011, following the 2010 federal census; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 federal census data revealed population growth of 7.13% Citywide, triggering the Charter requirement for the Council’s adoption of new district boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of San Leandro City Council hereby ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. Title I, Chapter 1, of the San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-1-100: DIVISION OF CITY. The City of San Leandro is hereby divided into six (6) Council Member Districts. Said districts shall be numbered, and the boundaries thereof shall be as indicated on that certain map entitled “City of San Leandro, Alameda County, California, Council Member District Map, 2022”, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
SECTION 3. Publication and effective date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption. The City Clerk is directed to publish the title once and post a complete copy thereof on the City Council Chamber bulletin board for five (5) days prior to adoption.