Redistricting
The San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors is changing the way that Board members are elected. Previously, Board members were elected "at-large," where each member is elected by voters throughout San Simeon. Under the new system, the Board members will be elected by-trustee-area; they will be required to live in the area they represent and will be elected only by the registered voters of that area.
In an effort to ensure compliance with the California Voting Rights Act, the District’s move to By-Trustee-Area elections is intended to address potential issues of underrepresentation among members of protected classes who live within the District’s boundaries.
Process
On January 11, 2021, the Board of Directors considered and adopted Resolution No. 2021-430, “A Resolution of the San Simeon Community Services District Declaring its intention to transition from at-large to District-Based Elections by November 2022”. The Board adopted the resolution by a vote of 4 to 1.
The District now will go through the process under the Elections Code to transition to by-trustee-area elections.
This includes the following steps:
- First public hearing before maps are drawn – January 31, 2022, 6 pm | Notice of Public Hearing
+ Staff Report and PowerPoint Presentation
- Second public hearing before maps are drawn – February 8, 2022, 5 pm | Notice of Public Hearing
++ Staff Report and PowerPoint Presentation
- Demographer draws maps for consideration
- Third Public Hearing - First meeting on draft maps. – March 8, 2022, 5 pm | Notice of Public Hearing
+audiencia pública en espanol
+ + Staff Report and PowerPoint Presentation
- Fourth Public Hearing - Second meeting on draft maps.– April 12, 2022, 5 pm | Notice of Public Hearing
+audiencia pública en espanol
+Memo from Cooperative Strategies +Corrected Power Point Presentation
Map Scenario 1:
+Corrected Map Scenario 1
+Scenario 1 Translucent +Scenario 1 Non-Translucent
Map Scenario 2:
+Corrected Map Scenario 2
+Scenario 2 Translucent +Scenario 2 Non-Translucent
Map Scenario 3:
+Corrected Map Scenario 3
+Scenario 3 Translucent +Scenario 3 Non-Translucent
- Fifth Public Hearing - Maps third meeting on maps.– April 22, 2022, 2 pm | Notice of Public Hearing
+audiencia pública en espanol
+Map Scenario 1
+Map Scenario 2
+Map Scenario 3
- After obtaining approval from the Board of Directors, the District works with San Luis Obispo County agencies to prepare for the 2022 election.