Pinellas County Redistricting Board Vacancies Announced

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Applications are being accepted to fill up to eleven appointments to the Pinellas County Redistricting Board. The purpose of the board is to develop one or more proposals for the redistricting of the four single-member districts and three at-large districts for presentation to the County Commission. Applications can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards and must be received no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

In 2016, the Pinellas County Charter Review Commission recommended, and voters approved, an amendment to the Charter to require a Pinellas County Redistricting Board. See Section 3.04 of the Pinellas County Charter.

The Board is composed of eleven members, appointed by the County Commission. Seven members shall be nominated by each Commissioner from among residents of that Commissioner’s district. The other four members shall be from the public at-large. No board member may be an elected official. Applicants must reside and be a registered voter in Pinellas County to be considered.

The Charter requires the Board to be established within 30 days of receipt of the census data from the State. Once constituted, the Board is required to present its proposal(s) to the County Commission no later than 150 days after its first meeting and the County Commission must take action within 60 days of receipt of the proposal(s).

The Board of County Commissioners will review all applications and make their selection at an upcoming Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Please Note: All material submitted to Pinellas County is subject to the public records law of the State of Florida under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.