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Meeting Date:
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2/24/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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Reports and Communications from the Board Clerk/Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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2. Action on Adoption of an Election-district Apportionment Plan for the Election of Members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes, ยง119.08(1)
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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Reapportionment Plan Update
MPS School Board Maps A and B
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Wisconsin Statutes specify the constitution of school board districts as follows:
119.08 Election of board members. (1)(a) The board shall consist of one member elected at-large and 8 members elected from numbered election districts determined by the board. The election districts shall be substantially equal in population and the boundaries of the election districts shall be drawn so as to reflect a balanced representation of citizens in all areas of the city.
(b) Within 60 days after the common council of the city enacts an ordinance determining the boundaries of the aldermanic districts in the city following, the federal decennial census under s. 62.08(1), the board shall, by vote of a majority of the membership of the board, adopt an election district apportionment plan for the election of board members which shall be effective until the city enacts a new ordinance under s. 62.08(1) redetermining the aldermanic district boundaries.
The Milwaukee Common Council adopted aldermanic maps on January 18, 2022, which began the Board's 60- day timeline to act on a plan for redistricting.
Consistent with the process established with the last redistricting, which took place in 2011, the Office of Board Governance has been in constant communication with the Office of the City Clerk regarding the development of the Board's redistricting process. Representatives from the Office of the City Clerk and the City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, which develops the City's redistricting process and plans for the election wards and the aldermanic districts, are assisting the District again with demographic data, mapping, and technical assistance for the development of the Board's redistricting plan.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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Any costs associated with the redistricting process and the plan's development will be charged to the contingency budget.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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The City has adopted its aldermanic districts. The Board will be provided with two plans for developing the school board districts at the Board's regular meeting of February 24, 2022. The Office of Board Governance secured the services of the Office of the City Clerk to assist the district staff in developing a plan for apportioning the Board's election districts.
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Recommendation:
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The recommendation is that the Board
1. waive Board Rule 1.14 and give public hearing on this item and
2. determine how it wishes to proceed.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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