RESOLUTION OF THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION

WHEREAS, the 2000 federal decennial census has been released; and

WHEREAS, the Madison County Commission is at this time electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the Civil Action styled George Grayson, etc. v. Madison County, Alabama, etc., Civil Action Number 84-V-5770-NE, entered on January 27, 1989, the provisions of Code of Alabama, § 11-3-1.1, and the resolution of the Madison County Commission adopted on March 6, 1992; and

WHEREAS, Code of Alabama, § 11-3-1.1, provides in pertinent part as follows:

(a)                 Following the release of any federal decennial census, any county commission of this state which is at that time electing its members from single-member districts, pursuant to either state or local law or a court order, may, by resolution, alter the boundaries of the districts.

and

WHEREAS, the Madison County Commission has advertised in The Huntsville Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Madison County, for two consecutive weeks, Friday, September 19, 2003, and Friday, September 26, 2003, that a resolution altering the boundaries of existing Madison County Commission districts will be considered by the Madison County Commission at the regular meeting of the Madison County Commission to be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 3, 2003, on the seventh floor of the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama, which said advertisement included a map of the County indicating the proposed district boundaries and notification that a map indicating the proposed district boundaries is available for inspection in the lobby of the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing in regard to the changes in the boundaries of existing County Commission districts was held on Monday, September 29, 2003, at the Madison County High School in Gurley, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, attached hereto as Exhibits "A," "B" and "C," respectively, and made a part hereof as if set out in full herein, are descriptions of the revised Madison County district boundaries by reference to standard census units (Exhibit "A"), a description of each district with reference to streets, roads, highways, rivers and other such features (Exhibit "B"), and the total population and racial composition of the population of each district pursuant to the 2000 federal decennial census (Exhibit "C").

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Madison County Commission that the boundaries of the six Madison County Commission districts be and the same are hereby altered so that the boundaries of the six Madison County Commission districts to be used for the election of members of the Madison County Commission in the 2004 primary and general elections and thereafter shall be as provided on Exhibits "A" and "B," which are attached hereto and made a part hereof as if set out in full herein.

DONE this the 3rd day of October 2003.

Beginning at the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Mastin Lake Road; thence west along Mastin Lake Road to Plummer Road; thence continue west along Plummer Road to Rideout Road; thence south along Rideout Road to Old Monrovia Road; thence south along Old Monrovia Road to University Drive; thence east along University Drive to Broglan Branch; thence south along Broglan Branch to the Norfolk/Southern Railway; thence westerly along said Railway to its intersection with Triana Boulevard; thence south along Triana Boulevard to Interstate 565; thence east along Interstate 565 to Bailes Street; thence south along Bailes Street to Hall Avenue; thence southwest along Hall Avenue to Triana Boulevard; thence south along Triana Boulevard to Governors Drive; thence east along Governors Drive to Madison Street; thence north along Madison Street to Gates Avenue; thence east along Gates Avenue to Franklin Street; thence northwest along Franklin Street to its intersection with Eastside Square; thence continue northwest along Eastside Square to its intersection with Washington Street; thence northwest along Washington Street to Monroe Street; thence east along Monroe Street to Meridian Street; thence north along Meridian Street to Highway 72 East; thence east along Highway 72 East to its intersection with the Norfolk/Southern Railroad; thence north along the Norfolk/southern Railroad to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located in the northeast quarter of section 18, township 3 south range 1 east; thence east and north along said city limits to its intersection with Higdon Road; thence continue north along Higdon Road to Winchester Road; thence west along Winchester Road to Meridian Street; thence north along Meridian Street to Hollow Road; thence west along Hollow Road to Spragins Hollow Road; thence north and west along Spragins Hollow Road to its intersection with the East Fork of the Pinhook Creek; thence south along said East Fork to its intersection with Amley Drive; thence west along Amley Drive to Maywick Drive; thence south along Maywick Drive to Gala Drive; thence west along Gala Drive to Blue Spring Road; thence south along Blue Spring Drive to Dakota Circle; thence west along Dakota Circle to Coosa Circle; thence south along Coosa Circle to Pueblo Drive; thence west along Pueblo Drive to Deerfield Road; thence north along Deerfield Road to Mattic Road; thence west and north along Mattic Road to Green Meadow Drive; thence west along Green Meadow Drive to Cedar Point Drive; thence south along Cedar Point Drive to Creighton Avenue; thence west along Creighton Avenue and Creighton Avenue Extended to its intersection with the West Fork of the Pinhook Creek; thence northwest along said creek to its intersection with Pulaski Pike; thence south along Pulaski Pike to Mastin Lake Road which is also the point of beginning.