§ 1.08.010. City districts.

The City shall be divided into six (6) districts having boundaries as follows:

A.

District 1. District 1 consists of those portions of voting precincts numbered 24, 25, 29, 32, 33 and a portion of Precinct 28 lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Turner Street, thence north along the centerline of Turner Street to Bender Boulevard; thence east along the centerline of Bender Boulevard to Grimes Street; thence north along the centerline of Grimes Street to Cochiti Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Cochiti Avenue to Rojo Drive; thence south along the centerline of Rojo Drive to Copper Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Copper Avenue to Fowler Street; thence north along the centerline of Fowler Street to Navajo Drive; thence east along the centerline of Navajo Drive to Dal Paso Street; thence south along the centerline of Dal Paso Street to Sanger Street; thence west along the centerline of Sanger Street to Turner Street; being the point of beginning.

B.

District 2. District 2 consists of those portions of voting precincts numbered 41, 42, 43, 44 lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Dal Paso Street, thence north along the centerline of Dal Paso Street to Navajo Drive; thence east along the centerline of Navajo Drive to the west section line of Section 24, Township 18 South, Range 38 East; thence north along the west section line of Section 24, Township 18 South, Range 38 East to north City limits of Hobbs.

Also, beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Dal Paso Street, thence east along the centerline of Sanger Street to Jefferson Street; thence south along the centerline of Jefferson Street to Scharbauer Street; thence east along the centerline of Scharbauer Street to Stadium Drive; thence north along the centerline of Stadium Drive to Sanger Street; thence east along the centerline of Sanger Street to the east City limits of Hobbs.

C.

District 3. District 3 consists of all of those portions of voting precincts numbered 52, 53, and a portion of 35 and 51 lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Dal Paso Street, thence west along the centerline of Sanger Street to Selman Street; thence south along the centerline of Selman Street to Snyder Street; thence west along the centerline of Snyder Street to Houston Street; thence south along the centerline of Houston Street to Broadway Street; thence east along the centerline of Broadway Street to Dal Paso Street; thence south along the centerline of Dal Paso Street to Texas Street; thence west along the centerline of Texas Street to Houston Street; thence south along the centerline of Houston Street to the south City limits of Hobbs.

Also, beginning at the intersection of Dal Paso Street and Sanger Street, thence east along the centerline of Sanger Street to Jefferson Street; thence south along the centerline of Jefferson Street to Scharbauer Street; thence east along the centerline of Scharbauer Street to Stadium Drive; thence north along the centerline of Stadium Drive to Sanger Street; thence east along the centerline of Sanger Street to the east City limits of Hobbs.

D.

District 4. District 4 consists of those portions of voting precincts numbered 36, 54, 55, 62, and a portion 35 and 51, lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Turner Street, thence south along the centerline of Turner Street to Marland Street; thence west along the centerline of Marland Street to west City limits of Hobbs.

Also, beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Turner Street, thence east along the centerline of Sanger Street to Selman Street; thence south along the centerline of Selman Street to Snyder Street; thence west along the centerline of Snyder Street to Houston Street; thence south along the centerline of Houston Street to Broadway Street; thence east along the centerline of Broadway Street to Dal Paso Street; thence south along the centerline of Dal Paso Street to Texas Street; thence west along the centerline of Texas Street to Houston Street; thence south along the centerline of Houston Street to the south City limits of Hobbs.

E.

District 5. District 5 consists of those portions of voting precincts numbered 20, 22, 23, 27, 30, and a portion of 28 lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Bender Boulevard and Grimes Streets, thence west along the centerline of Bender Boulevard to Lovington Hwy(Turner Street); thence continue north along the centerline of Lovington Hwy to West County Road; thence southwest along the centerline of West County Road to the west City limits of Hobbs.

Also, beginning at the intersection of Bender Boulevard and Grimes Street, thence north along the centerline of Grimes Street to Cochiti Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Cochiti Avenue to Rojo Drive; thence south along the centerline of Rojo Drive to the centerline of Copper Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Copper Avenue to the centerline of Fowler Street; thence north along the centerline of Fowler Street to the centerline of Navajo Drive; thence east along the centerline of Navajo Drive to the west section line of Section 24, Township 18 South, Range 38 East; thence north along the west section line of Section 24, Township 18 South, Range 38 East to north City limits of Hobbs.

F.

District 6. District 6 consists of those portions of voting precincts numbered 31, 34, 61, a portion of 35 lying within the City limits and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Turner Street, thence south along the centerline of Turner Street to Marland Street; thence west along the centerline of Marland to the west City limits of Hobbs.

Also, beginning at the intersection of Sanger Street and Turner Street, thence north along the centerline of Turner Street to the intersection of Bender Boulevard and Lovington Hwy(Turner Street); thence continue north along the centerline of Lovington Hwy to West County Road; thence southwest along the centerline of West County Road to the west City limits of Hobbs.

All as set forth on the map of the City on file in the office of the City Clerk. Within one (1) year after publication of each United States Census, the City Commission shall review the districting of the City and shall either reaffirm by ordinance that the City is divided into six (6) districts that meet the requirements stated below or, in the event that population shifts have made such reaffirmation impossible, the Commission shall appoint a committee of no less than seven (7) persons to review and adjust the districting in order to insure that ethnicity/language minority groups, compactness, contiguity, substantial equality in population, community interests, and other criteria set out in the Voting Rights Act and court decisions are maintained in each single member district, and written recommendations shall be made to the Commission within sixty (60) days of the appointment of said committee. Any adjustment in district lines shall be approved by City ordinance; provided, however, that this review shall not occur more than once every ten (10) years in keeping with the current census practice even if the census should be taken more frequently in the future.

(Ord. 889, 2001: prior code § 1-6)

(Ord. No. 1046, 6-20-2011)