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 where the west Madison County Line and the east Limestone County Line intersect with Ready Section Road; thence north along said Madison County/Limestone County Line to State Line Road; said point also being on the north Madison County Boundary; thence east along said Madison County boundary to its intersection with the eastern Madison County Boundary; thence southerly along the eastern Madison County Boundary to its intersection with an un-named unimproved road in the northwest quarter of Section 18, Township 2 south, Range 3 East; thence west along said road to its intersection with a tributary of Barley Branch located in the northeast quarter of Section !3, Township 2 south, Range 2 East; thence west along said tributary to Sharps Hollow Road; thence south along Sharps Hollow Road to its intersection with Barley Branch; thence northerly along Barley Branch to Sharps Hollow Road; thence west along Sharps Hollow Road to Ray Road; thence south along Ray Road to hearthstone Road; thence east, south and west along Hearthstone Road to Ray Road; thence west along Ray Road to the Hurricane Creek; thence south along Hurricane Creek Road to County Lake Road; thence west along County Lake Road to Maysville Road; thence south along Maysville Road to Bell Factory Road; thence west along Bell Factory Road and Bell Factory Road extended to the Flint River; thence south along the Flint River to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits; thence west, north and west along said city limits to Homer Nance Road; thence south and east along Homer Nance Road to Moores Mill Road; thence south along Moores Mill Road to Highway 72 East; thence west along Highway 72 East to High Mountain Road; thence south along High Mountain Road to Saddle Tree Boulevard; thence west along Saddle Tree Boulevard to Smoke Tree Trail; thence south along Smoke Tree Trail to Pepper Mill Trail; thence west along Pepper Mill Trail to Greenslope Trail; thence south along Greenslope Trail to Spicewood Trail; thence west along Spicewood Trail to Raincreek Trail; thence north along Raincreek Trail to Great Hills Drive; thence west along Great Hills Drive to Rosalie Ridge Drive; thence south along Rosalie Ridge Drive to Sutcliff Drive; thence east along Sutcliff Drive to Capri Drive; thence south along Capri Drive to Randy Avenue; thence west along Randy Avenue to Rosalie Ridge Drive; thence south along Rosalie Ridge Drive to Isabelle Circle; thence south along Isabelle Circle to Haynes Avenue; thence east along Haynes Avenue to Giles Drive; thence north along Giles Drive to Rodgers Drive; thence east along Rodgers Drive to Cloys Avenue; thence east along Cloys Avenue to its intersection with an unnamed spring in the southeast Quarter of section 20 township 3 south, range 1 east; thence southwest along said stream to its intersection with Rodgers Drive; thence south along Rodgers Drive to Larbrook Drive; thence east along Larbrook Drive to Orba Drive; thence south along Orba Drive to Oakwood Avenue; thence west along Oakwood Avenue to Stanhope Drive; thence south along Stanhope Drive to Polk Drive; thence west along Polk Drive to Giles Drive; thence south along Giles Drive to Oak Park Drive; thence continue south along Oak Park Drive to Bankhead Parkway; thence west along Bankhead Parkway to Maysville Road; thence south along Maysville Road to Randolph Street; thence west along Randolph Street to Andrew jackson Way; thence north along Andrew Jackson Way to Dement Street; thence continue north along Dement street to Pratt Avenue; thence west along Pratt Avenue 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 north along Pulaski Pike to Patterson Lane; thence north and east along Patterson Lane to Murphy Hill Road; thence north along Murphy Hill Road to Brier Fork Road; thence continue north along Brier Fork Road to Opp Reynolds Road; thence west along Opp Reynolds Road to Mitchell Drive; thence north along Mitchell Drive to its intersection with the Brier Fork of the Flint River; thence southeast along said Brier Fork to its intersection with an unnamed tributary running northwest and located in the northeast quarter of section 28, township 1 south, range 1 west; thence northwest along said tributary to its intersection with Miller-McCain Road; thence north along Miller-McCain Road to Ready Section Road; thence west along Ready Section Road to its intersection with the west Madison County Line and the East Limestone County Line; said point also being the Point of Beginning.