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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2-2 Redistricting.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2-2" heading="Redistricting.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Definitions.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="District.">“District” means a police district of the Department.</para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Plan.">“Plan” means the proposal for the adjustment of district boundaries presented by the Mayor to the City Council for adoption or amendment by resolution.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Police redistricting plan standards.">To ensure that the resources of the Department are efficiently allocated,  in accordance with Article VII, § 147 {“Redistricting”} of &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter"&gt;the City Charter&lt;/cite&gt; the Commissioner shall prepare a proposal for the adjustment of the geographic boundaries of each district and the reallocation of the resources and personnel of the Department among the districts using:<para num="(i)">decennial census population and housing data of the United States Census Bureau;</para>
      <para num="(ii)">district call volume trends;</para>
      <para num="(iii)">district response times; and</para>
      <para num="(iv)">any other information deemed necessary by the Commissioner.</para>
    </para>
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  </section>
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