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RESOLUTION NO. 5044 A RESOLUTION REALIGNING CITY WARD BOUNDARIES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 4693. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that; A. Section 6 of the Eugene Charter of 2002 ( "the Charter ") provides that City Councilors shall be elected by wards. Section 33 of the Charter requires the City Council to divide the City into wards and to redefine the ward boundaries when necessary to accord persons within the City the equal protection of the laws. B. Section 2.962 of the Eugene Code, 1971 ( "EC ") requires that the City Council shall, by resolution, divide the City into eight wards. EC 2.966(3) requires that four of the five members of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (" EWEB ") be elected by wards. C. In accordance with EC 2.962, on November 26, 2001, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4693, establishing eight wards within the City of Eugene for purposes of City elections as reflected on the map attached as Exhibit A to that Resolution. D. Since the establishment and realignment of the ward boundaries in 2001, shifts in population within the wards have occurred. Therefore, it is necessary to realign the ward boundaries of the City. On June 27, 2011, the City Council, by motion, adopted criteria for developing ward scenario options. E. Prompt realignment of the ward boundaries is necessary in order to ensure that wards are properly identified and candidates for City Council and EWEB offices are aware of the correct boundaries. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1 . Based on the above findings, which are adopted, the City Council adopts division of the eight wards as detailed on the map attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution. Except where wards are divided by the Willamette River, the centerline of a street constitutes the ward boundary. Resolution - Page 1 of 3