ORDINANCE NO. 2021-13 Ward Redistricting, Big Stone City, 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-13

Ward Redistricting

BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Big Stone City, South Dakota:

AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1-2, SECTION 1-2-1 OF THE RECODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BIG STONE CITY”.

WHEREAS, the City Council of Big Stone City, South Dakota, has determined that it would be in the best interests of Big Stone City if the voting wards were amended to provide a more equitable distribution of voters based upon population; and

WHEREAS, the proposed redistricting based upon the 2020 Census, would provide each Ward with approximately the following number of voters:

Ward One 136 persons

Ward Two 134 persons

Ward Three 142 persons

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BIG STONE CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, that Chapter 1-2, Section 1-2-1 of the Recodified Ordinances of the City of Big Stone City be amended to read as follows:

1-2-1 WARDS ESTABLISHED:

Big Stone City shall be and hereby is divided into three election wards with boundaries as follows:

a) First Ward: All that portion of Big Stone City, South of a line running East and West through the center of Main Street from the Minnesota State line to the West line of the corporate limits and that portion of Big Stone City within and bounded by a line beginning at the corner of Main Street and Cornell Avenue, thence north along Cornell Avenue to Tioga Street, thence west along Tioga Street to Second Avenue, thence north on Second Avenue to Walnut Street, thence West along Walnut Street to Third Avenue, thence south along Third Avenue to Highway 109, thence south on Highway 109 to Main Street. All that portion of Big Stone City lying South of Main Street.

b) Second Ward: All that portion of Big Stone City lying North of Olive Street, thence North 3rd Ave and Walnut Street and West of the First Ward and West of a line beginning in the center of the corner of Walnut Street and Second Avenue running North on Second Avenue/High Street to North Street, thence East to Lake Street, thence North along Lake Street to the North boundary of Big Stone City.

c) Third Ward:  All that portion of Big Stone City lying North the First Ward and East of the Second Ward.

/s/ Randy Athey, Mayor

ATTEST: 

/s/ Maria Loughlin, Finance Officer

(SEAL)

First Reading:  November 1st, 2021

Second Reading:  December 6, 2021

Approved:  December 6, 2021

Published:  December 15, 2021