Now that Austin鈥檚 has passed, the real work begins.
Austinites to change the way city council members are elected. Instead of all members being elected at-large, the city will be split into districts. Ten city council members will be elected through those districts and only the mayor will represent the entire city.
The City of Austin鈥檚 , tasked with much of the legwork in implementing the plan, has created a website, , looking for volunteers to get the process going.
The language in Prop 3 calls for a 14-member Citizens Redistricting Commission to have the final say in drawing district boundaries for Austin. The auditor will oversee a process garnering 60 qualified applicants; eight members will then be randomly selected to serve on the commission, who will select the remaining six members.
Tonight begins the next step in Austin鈥檚 move towards single-member districts. The city auditor鈥檚 holding a public forum to brainstorm how to get a large, diverse group of people to apply for the commission.
The forum is tonight at 7 p.m. at , 505 Barton Springs Rd.
