www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com How many additional seats could be added to the commission or the school board will depend on how many people the census says are living in Gwinnett County as of this year.
“As Gwinnett reaches 1 million people, I think we should have more representation,” Marin said. “It’s not political. It’s about numbers. A county commissioner will represent roughly 250,000 people right now with the four (commission districts), and yes, I heard ‘Let’s add two members at large.’ I heard it all.”
The earliest legislation could be introduced to add seats to either board would be 2021, according to Marin. The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release the results of the 2020 Census to the states and local communities for reapportionment, which is the redistribution of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states.
The data released next year will also be used to redraw the district boundaries for the county commission and school board seats, as well as the districts in the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate.
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