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Galt council selects preferred draft map, directs staff to publish and set special meeting for final adoption

2730691 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

Council identified an adjusted public map (SPEAR/public map 5 with staff tweaks) as its preferred draft for council district boundaries, closed the public hearing and directed staff to post the revised map for the required seven‑day public notice and to schedule a special meeting for ordinance introduction and sequencing.

The Galt City Council moved closer to adopting a five‑district map for future city council elections, selecting a revised public submission (public map 5, the “Spear” map, with staff adjustments) as its preferred plan and instructing staff to publish the map for the required seven‑day public comment period.

The decision was not a final adoption. The council opened and closed the public hearing on draft boundary maps and agreed to publish the adjusted SPEAR map so the ordinance can be introduced at a special meeting this month; staff said an adoption would then be scheduled to meet timeline constraints related to a CVRA (California Voting Rights Act) deadline.

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