MONROE - The Green County Board of Supervisors approved a tentative redistricting plan Tuesday.
Redistricting is being done to reflect population shifts in the county, detailed in the recent census.
Officials said they are trying to draw boundaries that place about 1,188 people in each supervisory district.
Mike Doyle, Green County Clerk, said one benefit of the shift in township borders is that it could help reduce costs during election years, while easing the burden on village or town clerks.
The resolution was approved 28 to 1. Now the plan will go to the cities and towns to be reviewed during a two month period.
After that, Doyle and his staff will finalize the county's plan and send it to the state.
Highlights of the tentative redistricting plan include:
n City of Monroe is reduced from 10 supervisors to nine.
n Eleven towns have been kept intact, up from nine previously.
n Two towns, Exeter and Brooklyn, went from two supervisory districts to three supervisory districts.
n The highest population district is Spring Grove and Decatur at 1,351 people or 14 percent difference.
n The lowest population district is the Village of Albany, with 1,018.
n The difference between the highest population and smallest population is about 333.
n Twenty of the districts are within five percent of the redistricting target population, either positive or negative.
n The remaining 11 districts retain village, town or ward boundaries to make redistricting easier and less expensive for municipalities and elections.
The board meets again June 14.
Redistricting is being done to reflect population shifts in the county, detailed in the recent census.
Officials said they are trying to draw boundaries that place about 1,188 people in each supervisory district.
Mike Doyle, Green County Clerk, said one benefit of the shift in township borders is that it could help reduce costs during election years, while easing the burden on village or town clerks.
The resolution was approved 28 to 1. Now the plan will go to the cities and towns to be reviewed during a two month period.
After that, Doyle and his staff will finalize the county's plan and send it to the state.
Highlights of the tentative redistricting plan include:
n City of Monroe is reduced from 10 supervisors to nine.
n Eleven towns have been kept intact, up from nine previously.
n Two towns, Exeter and Brooklyn, went from two supervisory districts to three supervisory districts.
n The highest population district is Spring Grove and Decatur at 1,351 people or 14 percent difference.
n The lowest population district is the Village of Albany, with 1,018.
n The difference between the highest population and smallest population is about 333.
n Twenty of the districts are within five percent of the redistricting target population, either positive or negative.
n The remaining 11 districts retain village, town or ward boundaries to make redistricting easier and less expensive for municipalities and elections.
The board meets again June 14.