§ 11.10. Adoption of redistricting report and map.

• A. The commission shall file a preliminary redistricting plan and draft map with the City clerk, along with a written statement of findings and reasons for adoption, which shall include the criteria employed in the process and a full analysis and explanation of decisions made by the commission. The City clerk shall publish the preliminary redistricting plan and draft map at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the adoption of a final redistricting report and final map.

• B. During the thirty (30) calendar day period after publication, the commission shall hold at least five (5) public hearings, including one (1) public hearing in each existing council district.

• C. After having heard comments from the public on the preliminary redistricting plan and draft map, the commission shall adopt a final redistricting report and final map. A commission-adopted final redistricting report and final map has the force and effect of law and is effective thirty (30) calendar days after it is filed with the City clerk and shall remain effective until the adoption of new district boundaries following the next federal decennial census. The council may not rescind, supersede, or revise the district boundaries adopted by the commission.

• D. After the final map is adopted, the City clerk shall number each council district such that, for as many residents as possible, the number of the council district they reside in remains the same.

• E. The final redistricting report and final map shall be subject to referendum in the same manner as ordinances.

• F. If the commission does not adopt council district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in this article, the City attorney shall immediately file a petition in Placer County Superior Court for an order adopting council district boundaries. The map prescribed by the court shall be used for all subsequent council elections until a final redistricting report and final map are adopted by the commission to replace it.

(Added by Measure R in the General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)