The Allan Hancock College Joint Community College District Board of Trustees will discuss redistricting for the trustee area boundaries at a public hearing, 6 p.m. Jan. 11 in the boardroom at Hancock’s Santa Maria campus.

Redistricting is the process of reviewing and redrawing district trustee area lines every 10 years, based on U.S. census data, as required by California State Education Code Section 5019.5. At a September board meeting, Redistricting Insights representative Matt Rexroad gave an overview of the process and a status report of the district’s existing trustee areas.

The public has previously been provided opportunities to comment during public meetings held at the September, October and December board meetings. Based on recommendations from the board over the course of the fall semester, staff and the redistricting consultants developed 12 different maps, with version 12 constituting the board’s stated final preferred map.

As part of the Jan. 11 meeting, the district will provide another opportunity for public comment regarding redistricting of trustee area boundaries. The meeting will be held with limited attendance to observe social distancing guidelines.

Community members can attend virtually via Zoom. The Zoom link for the hearing will be available via the meeting agenda at www.hancockcollege.edu/board/book or by emailing ccamacho@hancockcollege.edu.

To offer comment during the meeting, register by email ccamacho@hancockcollege.edu. Comments will be accepted until the end of the meeting’s public comment section. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker.

To learn more about the redistricting process and view the redistricting maps, visit www.hancockcollege.edu/board/redistricting.