Commission explores council size, districting and residency rules; asks for data
Members discussed whether to increase the city council from seven members and considered moving residency qualification from term start to filing; the commission asked staff for demographic data, historical patterns and precedent from other cities before making a recommendation.
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Commissioners discussed Article 2 provisions that define council composition, districting and eligibility rules, with repeated attention on whether Tampa should keep seven members or expand to nine in light of population growth. Speakers noted Tampa historically shifted from 12 single-member districts to the current mixed at-large/single-member model in 1945 and said any structural change should be supported by demographic and comparative data.
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