Commission must send a written report with the final redistricting plan

(a) The commission shall submit a written report to the county clerk transmitting the final plan chosen by the commission. 36-5 SUPP. 5 (1-2019) (b) The written report shall include: (1) The final vote of the commission as to its choice of plan; (2) The total permanent, resident population base used by the commission; (3) The total deviation of the final plan; (4) Each proposed council district’s population and its associated deviation; (5) Maps of each council district and a written description of each council district’s boundary; (6) A map of the island with all proposed council districts included; (7) Justification for any divergence from any of these requirements or criteria or any criteria added by the commission and, in addition: (A) Divergence from or adding additional redistricting criteria shall require formal adoption by the commission. The commission shall justify the divergence or addition to the redistricting criteria at a duly noticed and scheduled public meeting. Such justification and public meeting is to be held prior to the commission’s selection or determination of any council district boundaries and before the deadline for filing an alternate plan or plans, as the case may be; (B) Written justification for divergence, criteria changes, and meeting minutes shall be included with the submission of the final plan and shall set forth the commission’s rationale for divergences from or additions to the redistricting criteria. (8) Minutes of all meetings and hearings associated with the commission; (9) Documentation in the commission’s final report stating the reason any alternate plan, whether accepted or not, was selected or rejected; and (10) Any other data used by the commission in its deliberations. (2011, ord 11-29, sec 2.)36-10