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• Regular Meeting 10/3/79 8 4. JOINT DISCUSSION WITH CHARTER REVISION COMMLTTEE AND CONSIDER APPROVING A DISTRICTING PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY LINES FOR DISTRICTS FOR ELECTION OF COUNCILPERSONS UNDER THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE - (CONTINUED The citizen from the audience, then said she felt that they were just wasting time. Gail Hamilton stated yes, that we had a public hearing on that and no one came. Ms. Patterson stated that she had been to the meetings and she keeps hearing all about the 4-2 plan that has been submitted they they would not have the time. Gail Hamilton stated that the only one that could submit a voting change is the City Commission. Other citizens of the community are allowed to object. It was determined that the meeting on the 4-2 plan was about two to two and one-half months ago. • There was a brief discussion between Ms. Patterson and Ms. Hamilton about the past meetings and the fact that .the last meeting was not on the 4-2 plan, but the drawing of district lines. Ms. Patterson stated that they didn't know anything about the other meetings. Ms. Hamilton stated that it was in the paper. Rufus Smith stated that he was still a littly hazy. He knew what the 4-2-1 plan was but did not know what the 6-1 plan was. Commissioner Cline stated that it was six single member districts and the Mayor at large. Mr. Smith asked what happened to the councilmen at large in Mrs. Riley's proposal. He didn't have any indication that the councilmen at large were to be eliminated. Mrs. Riley stated that she didn't mean to eliminate any, but they said to have six councilmen by district and two councilmen at large was too large,. so she said do you have to have councilmen at large; in order to get representation in there, let's have six single member districts. However, the Committee said that that would be too many people. She stated that she didn't see where it would. Mr. Smith stated that he didn't feel himself that it would be • advantageous to eliminate the councilmen at large.