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CITY OF FERGUSON, MISSOURI
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the commission meeting is being conducted through the use of
a Webinar invite in which all members of the commission, staff and citizens are participating in
the meeting remotely per section 610.015 of the Mo. Sunshine Law. Thus, these minutes
reflect that the U.S., and the world, is in a state of emergency due to the Coronavirus—COVID-
19. The Missouri Governor and the County Executive have issued Orders limiting meetings and
gatherings sizes. These Orders are intended to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus. Therefore,
all members are participating in this meeting electronically as matter of public health and
safety for each other and the general public.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom Teleconference.
Elzora Douglas Present
Tim Larson Present
LeaRon Aaron Absent
Also present were Apollo Carey, City Attorney and Octavia Pittman, City Clerk.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by El Douglas and seconded by Tim Larson to approve the meeting
minutes of December 30, 2021. Unanimous vote in favor taken; MOTION PASSED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Set Future Meeting Schedule
Committee members discussed the creation of a reoccurring meeting schedule. All agreed to
the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Overview of Redistricting Process
Not discussed.
NEW BUSINESS
Election of Commission Chair
The 3 member commission was asked to select a chairperson as city officials could not serve as
part of the ongoing process. Tim Larson has had some experience with redistricting and
agreed to serve as chair. Motioned by Elzora Douglas and seconded by Learon Aaron Sr.
Elzora Douglas agreed to serve as secretary for the group. Motioned and seconded by Tim
Larson and Learon Aaron, Sr respectively.
Review Data Obtained to Determine if Substantial Inequalities Exist
A limited walk through on how to access and review census data on the census website was
conducted. Commission members will familiarize themselves with the maps prior to next
scheduled meeting and a more thorough review will be conducted at that time. Chairperson
Larson suggested inviting a representative from county mapping to a scheduled meeting to
answer other questions the commission might have.

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PUBLIC COMMENT
None
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:08p.
Submitted by Elzora Douglas - Sec’y