RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN OF THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES (J.R. 1) PASSED BY THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 4, 2011.

WHEREAS, on March 4, 2011, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a

Joint Resolution to Reapportion the House of Representatives (J.R. 1), which
provides in part that the citizens of the City of Starkville, Mississippi will be divided
among four legislative districts by voting precincts (or portions thereof) as follows:

District 23: Oktibbeha, Calhoun, Webster Counties

District 24: Oktibbeha, Choctaw, Grenada, Webster Counties

District 37: Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes Counties

District 38: Oktibbeha, Lowndes Counties

WHEREAS the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Starkville, Mississippi
believe that there is a commonality of interests among the citizens of the City which
favors representation of such citizens by Representatives of said commonality; and

WHEREAS the Board of Aldermen and Mayor are of the opinion that the
reapportionment proposed would effectively dilute the voting strength of the City's
population by causing citizens to be drawn into a four (4) districts stretching from
the Alabama State Line to Grenada County, Mississippi with over 200 collective
miles separating current Representation from the City of Starkville; and

WHEREAS the Board of Mayor and Aldermen recognize that the City of Starkville
grew by 9.2% in the previous ten (10) years to a population of 23,688, equal to the
average district population for the State of Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Starkville, Mississippi
find and determine that the proposed reapportionment has the City represented by
Legislators representing five (5) additional Counties and multiple municipalities,
none of which are as large or larger than the City of Starkville.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Starkville, Mississippi that the City of Starkville opposes the Joint Resolution to
Reapportion the House of Representatives (J.R. 1) Passed by the Mississippi House
of Representatives on March 4,2011.