For Immediate Release: Monday, September 20, 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 20, 2021—The ninth meeting of the Commission on Redistricting will take place via Zoom on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Montgomery County Council's Facebook page.
The Commission on Redistricting was established after the confirmation of 11 appointed members by the Council on Jan. 26. In the 2020 general election, the Montgomery County Charter was amended by the voters to require the County to be divided into seven Council districts to elect seven district and four at-large members of the Council. The Charter required that the Council appoint a Commission on Redistricting composed of 11 registered voters who reside in the County.
The ninth meeting of the Commission on Redistricting will begin with greetings by Commission Chair Mariana Cordier and will be followed by approval of the meeting minutes from Sept. 2. Then, the meeting will continue with the Commissioner’s report on outreach meeting attendance and a discussion of upcoming meetings on the subject.
This will be followed by a discussion on the development of maps for consideration as well as the format for upcoming public hearings hosted by the Commission. The meeting will end with a discussion on a tentative schedule for both the report and the final map’s completion, which are both due to the Council no later than Nov. 15, 2021.
In addition to their regular meetings, the Commission has been attending community meetings, as requested, to inform residents about the redistricting process. As part of the Commission’s work, they want to hear from residents.
Please fill out the public comment form (found here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/BCC/redistricting/map-form.html) to help the Commission understand your communities of interest and any other suggestions or comments you’d like the Commission to consider when making and deciding on maps.
To request attendance by a Commissioner at your community meeting or for further information on the Commission, members, public presentations and meeting minutes can be found here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/BCC/redistricting/index.html
The members of the Commission on Redistricting are as follows: Imad Aldean Ahmad, Laura Ard, Mariana Cordier, Keshia Desir, Arthur Edmunds, Valerie Ervin, Bruce Goldensohn, Jason Makstein, Nilmini Rubin, Samuel Statland, and David Stein.
Residents can view the meeting on the Council's Facebook page (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil).
The full agenda for this meeting can be viewed here.
Meeting minutes for this meeting will be available here at a later date.
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Release ID: 21-364