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 a point that is the intersection of U.S. HWY. 431 South and the Tennessee Valley Authority Power Lines (near the intersection of Dug Hill Road); thence west along the T.V.A. Power Lines to Trailway Road; thence north along Trailway Road to Chandler Road; thence north along Chandler Road to Trevor Drive; thence southeast along Trevor Drive to Drake Avenue; thence west along Drake Avenue to Whitesburg Drive; thence north along Whitesburg Drive to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence west along Bob Wallace Avenue to Triana Blvd.; thence north on Triana Blvd. to Long Avenue; thence west along Long Avenue to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence continuing west along Bob Wallace Avenue to the Morris Elementary School Property Line; thence south along the east boundary of said School property line to the south boundary of said School property line; thence west along the south boundary of said School property line to the west boundary of said School property line; thence north along the west boundary of Morris Elementary School Property Line to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence west along Bob Wallace Avenue to Madison Boulevard (HWY 20 West); thence southwest along Madison Boulevard (HWY 20 West) to its intersection with Bradford Creek; thence north along Bradford Creek to its intersection with Mill Creek; thence continue north along Mill Creek to its intersection with Mill Road; thence east along Mill Road to Wall Triana Highway; thence north along Wall Triana Highway to U.S. HWY 72 West; thence east along U.S. HWY 72 West (which changes into 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 Pratt Avenue; thence east along Pratt Avenue to Andrew Jackson Way; thence south along Andrew Jackson Way to Randolph Avenue; thence east along Randolph Avenue to Maysville Road; thence north along Maysville Road to Bankhead Parkway; thence northeast along Bankhead Parkway to Oak Park Drive; thence north along Oak Park Drive to Giles Drive; thence continue north along Giles Drive to Polk Drive; thence east along Polk Drive to Stanhope Drive; thence north along Stanhope Drive to Oakwood Avenue; thence east along Oakwood Avenue to High Mountain Road; thence easterly along High Mountain Road to the intersection of Bankhead Parkway; thence continue easterly along Bankhead Parkway to its intersection with Cold Spring located in the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 1 East; thence northeast along said Cold Spring to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located in the southeast quarter of section 21, township 3 south, range 1 east; thence west and north along said city limits to its intersection with the northwest corner of Census Tract 4007; thence east along the north boundary of said tract 4007 to its intersection with the northwest corner of Census Tract 5024; thence continue east along the north boundary of said census tract 5024 to the northeast corner of said tract; thence south along the east boundary of census tract 5024 to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located at the northeast corner of section 28, township 3 south, range 1 east; thence south along said city limits to its intersection with Bankhead Parkway; thence east and south along Bankhead Parkway to Nolen Avenue; thence west along Nolen Avenue to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits which is also the Monte Sano State Park Boundary located in the southwest quarter of section 27 township 3 south, range 1 east; thence south along said boundary to a point where the Monte Sano State Park Boundary leaves the Huntsville City Limits; thence generally west and south along said boundary to its intersection with Monte Sano Boulevard; thence south along Monte Sano Boulevard to Governors Drive/Highway 431 South; thence southeast on Governors Drive/431 South to its intersection with the Tennessee Valley Authority Power Lines, which is also the point of beginning.