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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 28, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> SUBJECT: Discussion Regarding Election Method for Members of the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Attorney, Planning, & <br /> County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> John Roberts, County Attorney, 245- <br /> A) June 27, 2006 Approved Resolution 2318 <br /> and Election Map/Plan Brian Carson, GIS Project Coordinator, <br /> B) Population Deviations for the 245-2595 <br /> Approved 2006 Map/Plan Greg Wilder, County Manager's Office, <br /> C) Current Electoral Districts along with 245-2300 <br /> New Population Numbers Based on <br /> the 2010 Census <br /> D) Resolution Acknowledging the <br /> Results from the 2010 Census <br /> Indicating Orange County Remains in <br /> Lawful Compliance With Applicable <br /> Requirements for Board of County <br /> Commissioners' Nominating Districts <br /> E) Current Board of Commissioners <br /> Election Methods for 100 North <br /> Carolina Counties <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the election method for members of the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the Board of Commissioners' January 24, 2005 regular meeting, <br /> representatives of a group of Orange County residents addressed the Board and submitted a <br /> 1200-signature petition to the Board regarding the method by which the members of the Board <br /> of Commissioners were elected in Orange County. The representatives requested that the <br /> Board review the current method of election for the members of the Board, which entailed all <br /> five members of the Board being nominated and elected to staggered four-year terms on an at- <br /> large basis. <br /> At the Board's direction, the County Manager and County staff reviewed the issue and the <br /> petition submitted and provided a report to the Board at the May 5, 2005 work session. The <br /> report provided an initial framework of information upon which the Board of Commissioners <br /> could deliberate and determine as appropriate any further steps in evaluating the issue and <br /> responding to the request and petition submitted. <br />