A subcommittee formed to discuss switching the City of Irvine to district representation at the city council elected its chair Feb. 7 and will consider at its next meeting the possibility of creating an advisory board, with some members drawn from the public, to advise them on the issues.
The city council started the discussion on increasing its number of representatives and changing how voters elect councilors in early January.
Currently, all five of the city’s councilors are elected at large—by eligible city voters—and represent the whole city. Under consideration, however, is what’s called “district voting,” where the city would be divided into five districts, wherein voters in each would vote for one representative….