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• Regular Meeting 9/19/79 8 4. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE (CONTINUED) E. Mr. H. P. Pfeiffer (Continued) Mr. Pfeiffer stated that .the night the lines were drawn for the proposed districts, Mrs. Riley and Mr. Daniel were asked for their input. They would not make any. F. Mr. Ed Madizak asked how the future would key in with all the vacant land; stating that the officials would know about the proposed development whether single family, multi-family. The potential for disproportionate population in between census seems tremendious in that particular area. • The Attorney stated that in answer to his question and Mrs. Riley's comment on the census. They were taken by volunteers and as in any census there were probably mistakes made. They were taken in good faith and he hoped that no one would vote for or against the Charter because of the census. As soon as the 1980 census are made, the Commission has a duty to change the districts. The Commission must do this by law. Further the Charter states when needed, on its own motion, the Council may redistrict at any time. Further, it there is a consolidation, the consolidation will call for a redistricting. The Attorney stated that there was a bill before Congress to change the census from every ten years to every five years to provide business and economic data. G. Mr. Charlie Perry asked about the areas of the proposed Charter that indicate may redistrict rather than must redistrict; why was must not used. The Attorney stated that may was used in harder areas to define. He further stated that this proposed Charter must be changed every five years. Mr. Perry stated that if he understood what had been said, that the Council may change the districts if they desire, or they may not. Commissioner Tomerlin stated that one of the problems was all of the vacant land to the west. The district lines are not magic. H. Mrs. Eugenia Riley stated that she was tired of the Whites telling the Blacks what to do. The Blacks want it so that they can get a Black person on the Council. n LJ