Council discusses timing for redistricting, agrees to defer boundary changes until next council
Springdale council discussed impending redistricting obligations, charter language mismatches with state election rules, petition timing concerns, and generally agreed to delay moving district boundaries until the next council while pursuing charter cleanups now.
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City staff and council members reviewed the need to address district boundaries because current registered-voter counts are approaching the charter's 10% variance limit. The council president explained the charter requires redistricting to be implemented by May prior to the election year and that the group must decide whether to begin detailed map work now or defer to the next council ahead of 2029 district elections.
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