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6 <br /> ATTACHMENT A <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL <br /> REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF <br /> AN ALTERATION IN THE STRUCTURE <br /> OF AND MODE OF ELECTING THE ORANGE <br /> COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has, from time to time, considered changing <br /> the structure and mode of electing the members of the Board; and <br /> WHEREAS, on January 24, 2005 the Board received a petition from citizens of the <br /> County,requesting the Board to alter the method and manner by which Orange County <br /> Commissioners are elected to include electoral districts; and <br /> WHEREAS, in response to the January 24, 2005 petition, Orange County staff presented <br /> a report to the Board on May 5, 2005, which report addressed: <br /> 1. the legal framework for structure of boards of county commissioners; <br /> 2. the various methods of at-large election, district election, and combination of at- <br /> large/district election utilized for boards of commissioners in the 99 other North <br /> Carolina counties; <br /> 3. a history of past discussions by the Orange County Board of Commissioners in <br /> regard to Board representation and election; and <br /> 4. some limited boundaries and statistical information showing the population <br /> distribution as it may relate to the consideration/formulation of district <br /> representation for Orange County. <br /> WHEREAS, the Board considered the staff report, conducted public hearings and has <br /> continued to work on the concept of altering the structure of the Board and on specific alteration <br /> H:\Resolutions\2006\Resolution Prop D Residency and Nom by Dist adopted 62706.doc <br />