Redistricting for the City of Parkland
The City of Parkland, Florida ("CITY") is seeking the services of a consultant with experience in drawing boundaries on either the municipal, county, state or federal levels. The consultant may not be employees of the City of Parkland. The consultant shall be responsible for drawing the districts as nearly as is practicable, on an equal population basis by contiguous boundaries. The districts shall be designated by numbers 1 through 4. The consultant, in consultation with the City Manager or his designee, shall develop at least two redistricting plans for submission and consideration by the City Commission. At least fifteen days prior to the first reading of any ordinance on redistricting Commission districts, the City Commission shall hold a workshop at which the consultant shall be present and at which the public shall have an opportunity to be heard on the proposals submitted to the City Commission for consideration. The City Commission shall make the final decision as to any redistricting mandated pursuant to this section and may either accept, reject, or modify the plans submitted to it for review. The redistricting shall be adopted by ordinance.
