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Key Dates

April - June 2020 Advisory Committee Appointed

City Council appoints Advisory Committee. The Committee gathers citizen input and gives it to the City Clerk. The City Clerk sets the council district boundaries per City Charter.

June-August 2020 Citizen Input

This includes the following virtual public meetings. Community members may attend any of the scheduled meetings, not only the meeting hosted by a representative of their district.

August - September 2020 Citizen Input Report

Committee reports back to City Council with results from citizen input process

October 2020 Preliminary District Map Released

City Clerk releases a preliminary district map and plan

October, 21 2020 Public Hearing

The City Clerk will hold a hearing from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. to give a time and place for public comment on the premlinary district map. 

Residents may participate:

  • In Person: City Administration Building, 30 South Nevada Ave, Suite 102, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  • Virtually: Attend via Microsoft Teams (no download is required): link to event
  • Conference Call: +1 720-617-3426   United States, Denver (Toll)
    Conference ID: 680 497 022#
November

City Clerk releases final district map

November-December 2020

District Process Advisory Committee submits final report to City Council

Implementation

Overview

The City Clerk sets the Council District boundaries every four years (per City Charter) to ensure districts remain comparable in population as the city grows. The districts were last re-aligned in 2016 and the City Clerk is now reviewing the districts ahead of the April 6, 2021 General Municipal Election.

Map and Redistricting Report

In accordance with the City Charter and City Code, Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson released the final City Council Redistricting Plan for the six City Council Districts on November 10, 2020.

View Final Map | View the full report 

Resource Center

The six City Council Districts must be re-aligned based on population every four years according to City Code 5.1.3-Election Districts and City Charter 2-10(b).  This review must occur in the even-year prior to the odd-year election.  The districts were last re-aligned in 2016 and it is now time to review the districts prior to the April 6, 2021 General Municipal Election for a four-year term of all six City Council District seats.

Find your Council District | Find your Council member

Document Library

These documents were provided during the District Process Advisory Committee's public comment phase. 

Committee

Districting Process Advisory Committee (DPAC)

The City Council has appointed an advisory committee to aid the City Clerk in gathering citizen input for re-aligning the six City Council districts. The committee consists of seven members representing each of the six City Council districts and one at-large member:

  • District 1 – Hank Scarangella
  • District 2 – Carlos Perez
  • District 3 – Mollie Decost
  • District 4 – Jeannie Orozco
  • District 5 – Jeff Mohrmann
  • District 6 – Jessica Smith
  • At-Large – Maureen Christopher

The Districting Process Advisory Committee (DPAC) will:

  • Conduct public education efforts
  • Conduct at least one public meeting in each election district to solicit public input
  • Prepare a DPAC preliminary and final report that summarizes the public input and makes a  recommendation of election district boundaries

The City Clerk will:

  • Release a preliminary district report and map after the DPAC gathers citizen comment
  • Conduct a public hearing on the City Clerk’s preliminary district report
  • Prepare a final City Clerk district report on setting the district boundaries no earlier than November 5, 2020 and no later than December 5, 2020 pursuant to City Charter