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Commissioners outline statutory composition of redistricting board, nominate citizen members
Summary
The state's attorney described who serves on the redistricting board under state law (chair of commissioners, state's attorney, city representative, a citizen appointed by the commission or township supervisor, and a fifth member chosen by the board); commissioners nominated Julie Rice and Jacob Oderman as candidates.
The state's attorney detailed the statutorily prescribed composition of the redistricting board the commission appointed.
"1st member of the redistricting board would be the chairman of the board of county commissioners. So Dean Rodney would be the, chairman of the redistricting board," the State's Attorney said, and added, "The next member would be myself as the state's attorney." The attorney explained the third member should be a citizen or a governing-body designee from the county's largest city (the transcript referenced the mayor of Medora as a potential appointee). If townships are not organized, the statute calls for a county-appointed citizen instead of a township supervisor, and the redistricting board (once constituted) selects its fifth member. The county auditor will serve as a nonvoting advisor and staff (Stacy) will supply data to the board.
A commissioner recalled that a previous redistricting board included Steve Clem and Julie Rice and nominated Julie Rice to serve again. Later, one commissioner nominated Jacob Oderman for consideration as a citizen member. Commissioners discussed voting procedures for multiple nominees and whether to accept multiple nominations before selecting the appointee.
The transcript records no final, individual appointment vote for the citizen member at this meeting; commissioners agreed staff and the board would organize and complete appointments at the redistricting board’s first meeting.
