Sec. 22.810.1. Regulations Implementing the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (Plan).

Boundary Adjustment Other Than Incorporation. (A) Department Responsibilities. The Department shall review a petition within 15 days of its receipt and make a recommendation to the Commission. Before the Commission acts on a proposed boundary adjustment, the matter shall be set for a public hearing. Fifteen days prior to the hearing, the Department shall post public notices within the boundaries of the Neighborhood Council, stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing, as set forth in Article VI, Section 2(d) of the Plan. The notices shall be translated in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article VI, Section 2(d)(ii) of the Plan. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall also be mailed to the applicant pursuant to the time frames set forth in Article VI, Section 2(d) of the Plan. The Commission meeting should be conducted within the boundaries of the proposed Neighborhood Council, if feasible. The Commission shall act on the boundary adjustment within ten days after the expiration of the 15-day posting period, unless the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting does not fall within this ten day period or unless the Commission and the Neighborhood Council applicants agree to an extension of time. (B) Commission Action. The Commission shall consider the recommendation of the Department, review the petition and determine whether the petition meets the criteria of this ordinance and Article VI, Section 2 of the Plan at a public hearing, noticed as set forth in Paragraph (2)(A) above, and make its determination within ten days of receipt of the Department’s recommendation, unless the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting does not fall within this ten day period or unless the Commission and the Neighborhood Council applicants agree to an extension of time. (C) Appeals. If the Commission approves the petition, the Neighborhood Council boundary shall be determined to be changed in accordance with the petition. If the Commission disapproves the petition, the Neighborhood Council may appeal to the City Council within the time set forth in Article VI, Section 2(b) of the Plan. The City Council may, by ten votes, sustain, reverse or modify the Commission’s decision to disapprove a boundary adjustment petition. (3) Incorporation Into Adjoining Neighborhood Councils.