At the January 12, 2021 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board expressed an interest in proceeding with a redistricting advisory commission and requested staff return with estimates of approximate changes in population from the prior census, as well as a list of issues for consideration as the Board further contemplates establishing a redistricting commission.
Below are the population changes by jurisdiction from 2010-2019 per Census data (staff did not have sufficient data to make an estimate for population changes by supervisorial districts):
| Jurisdiction |
2010 Population |
2019 Population |
Change |
% Change |
| Davis |
65,622 |
69,413 |
3,791 |
6% |
| West Sacramento |
48,744 |
53,519 |
4,775 |
10% |
| Winters |
6,624 |
7,315 |
691 |
10% |
| Woodland |
55,468 |
60,458 |
4,990 |
9% |
| Yolo (Unincorporated) |
24,391 |
29,795 |
5,404 |
22% |
| Total |
200,849 |
220,500 |
19,651 |
10% |
The Board also raised several issues which could be used as a framework to guide the redistricting process in addition to existing state statue (Elec. Code, §§ 21500(c)), that stipulates the following:
- First, to the extent practicable, Supervisorial districts must be geographically contiguous;
- Second, to the extent practicable, the geographic integrity of any local neighborhood or local community of interest must be respected in a manner that minimizes its division;
- Third, to the extent practicable, the geographic integrity of a city or census designated place must be respected in a manner that minimizes its division;
- Fourth, district boundaries should be easily identifiable and understandable by residents; and
- Fifth, to the extent practicable, and where it does not conflict with the above criteria, districts must be drawn to encourage geographical compactness in a manner that nearby areas of population are not bypassed in favor of more distant populations.
The additional considerations raised by the Board included:
- No more than two districts intersecting a city
- No more than two cities within each district
- Each district includes incorporated and unincorporated areas
As the Board continues its deliberations, additional considerations can be added to this framework to provide further direction to a redistricting commission.
As the Board may recall from the January 12 presentation (Att. A), the Board has discretion in creating the commission appointment process and advisory redistricting commissions can be directly appointed. Should the Board wish to proceed with an advisory commission staff will return to the Board on February 23 with a resolution establishing the commission; if the Board wishes to directly appoint, the Board could also do so at the February 23 meeting. If the Board chooses to directly appoint, absent specific direction from the Board, staff will assume a five-member advisory commission with each Supervisor appointing one member. Alternatively, if the Board prefers to establish an advisory commission via an application process, staff would need additional direction as to the composition of the commission and additional time to notice and accept applications. The only legal constraint on advisory commission membership is that elected officials, their family members, staff, and paid campaign staff cannot serve on the commission (Elections Code section 23002).
Below is an updated tentative redistricting schedule. Following the establishment of a commission, staff can work with the commission to develop a more detailed schedule.
- February 9, 2021
- Staff returns with additional information as requested for further Board deliberation on the preferred redistricting structure
- February-May 2021
- Selection of commission members (if applicable), initial meeting of commission to provide any Board direction/considerations, review process and legal requirements, set future meeting/outreach dates
- April-July 2021
- May-October 2021 (following receipt of Census data and formation of commission)
- Outreach/hearings (minimum of four hearings); drafting of maps; potential update to BOS prior to fourth hearing
- November 2021
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