Email sent to CRC - FW 2007 District Representation Study (DRC) Report and CC minutes 7-9-07These materials are being circulated as a one-way communication for informational purposes. PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to Sunshine Laws, no member is to comment or make any statement with
respect to this information; members will need to reserve any further discussion of it to the publicly-noticed meeting to be held later this month.
If you have any questions, please let me and Jason know.
Thank you,
Donna
From: Dawn Scott [mailto:dawnsmac@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 3:48 PM
To: Bartle, Donna <dbartle@coab.us>
Subject: 2007 District Representation Study (DRC) Report and CC minutes 7-9-07
Hi Donna,
Could you kindly distribute this email along with these PDF documents –– the 2007 District Representation Study (DRC) Report and minutes from July 9, 2007, Commission meeting ––
to my fellow Charter Review Committee members? They address the district representation issue that was discussed at the last CRC meeting on March 23rd, 2023, and may be coming up for
a vote at the next meeting April 26, 2023. My hope is after seeing the process, time and talent that went into this report, my fellow CRC members will have a better understanding
of why the DRC (chaired by Former Mayor Lyman Fletcher and 14 other well-respected community members), unanimously supported district representation, and why many in our community stand
behind their recommendation.
I fail to understand the motivation to change an electoral process that has only been in place about 15 years out of nearly 100 years of COAB incorporation, and has been working. My
district has seen just 4 elected commissioners so far (Dougherty, Harding, Norris and Ring) since implementation. Prior to 2007, not a single elected official came from District 13S
(1312) and most resided east of Seminole Rd. As the only CRC member who is a resident of the district cited in this report as being historically underrepresented for the entirety of
COAB’s history, I am qualified to address this topic, however the District Representation Study Report attached states my position far better than I ever could. I hope the Charter Review
Committee members find these documents helpful.
See attached pdf files: