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Invitation for Bids:
Friday, July 26, 2024
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) DIESEL GENERATOR SET The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety is soliciting sealed offers for the purchase and installation of one (1) diesel generator set. Offers are also being solicited for an optional item. The city reserves the right... more
ROCK THE QUARRY TRIATHLON RETURNS FOR NINTH YEAR
Friday, July 26, 2024
The annual Rock the Quarry Triathlon returns for its ninth year on Saturday, August 10th at Fidler Pond Park. You can register for the triathlon as an individual or as a relay team of two or three people. The registration fee includes an event t-shirt, swim cap, chip timing, free parking, awards... more
Boil Order: Denver St between W Pike St and W Lincoln Avenue
Thursday, July 25, 2024
On Thursday, July 25 a boil order was issued for Denver Street between W. Pike Street and W. Lincoln Avenue. The affected addresses are below: 111 Denver St 113 Denver St 115 Denver St 117 Denver St 119 Denver St 121 Denver St 209 Denver St 213 Denver St It is recommended... more
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Splash-Tastic Weekend: Waterslides at Abshire Park
Today, 11:00am
Splash-Tastic Weekend: Waterslides at Abshire Park
Sunday, July 28, 2024, 12:00pm
Downtown Goshen Economic Improvement District
Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:45am
The regular meetings of the Downtown Goshen Economic Improvement District Board will take place on the first Thursday of each month, excepting July, as set forth in the schedule below. The meetings will be held in the conference room located in Goshen City Hall at 202 South 5th Street, Goshen, Indiana. All meetings of the Goshen Downtown Economic Improvement District Board are open to the public with the exception of an executive session that may be held as authorized by Indiana Code ยง5-14-1.5-6.1. The Board may schedule meetings in addition to those listed above as necessary, subject to public notice requirements.
Electoral District Redistricting
Indiana Code requires that all cities update the boundaries of their council districts every 10 years. The redistricting process must occur in the second year after a federal census is conducted. Districts must be contiguous, reasonably compact, and, as nearly as possible, be of equal population. The final decision on the boundaries of council districts is made by a majority vote of the City Council.
In January 2022, Mayor Jeremy Stutsman introduced Ordinance 5116 to the Goshen City Council to establish a Redistricting Advisory Commission. The purpose of the proposed Commission was to make recommendations to the Council regarding district boundaries. The structure of the Commission was designed to create an independent, objective and non-partisan process in drawing new council district maps.
The Redistricting Advisory Commission consists of five voting members and four non-voting members. The voting members are appointed be each council person representing a district with the two at-large council members serving on the Commission as non-voting members. The Goshen Mayor and City Attorney are also non-voting members.
Ordinance 5116 placed certain restrictions on the requirements to serve at voting members. These restrictions were designed to ensure that, to the extent possible, all voting members would be acting on behalf of the community at large in a non-partisan manner. The Committee conducted four public meetings in June and July of 2022 and unanimously voted to forward a preferred recommendation to the Council, with one alternate recommendation.
The Redistricting Advisory Committee presented the final report to the City Council on July 18. The Council accepted the recommendation and then passed Ordinance 5131 on first reading. The ordinance includes the preferred option and an alternate. It is anticipated that a final selection will be made by the Council in August.
Read the PowerPoint presentation here.