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20 <br /> 1 a hundred years since a republican was elected in Orange County. He said anyone who is <br /> 2 elected to the BOCC, and tries to be a disruptive force, will find themselves up against other <br /> 3 Commissioners who will not put up with it. He said any changes that are made should be those <br /> 4 that can be made in house, and not involve the legislature. <br /> 5 Commissioner McKee said his intent is to alleviate the perception of inequity. He said <br /> 6 he does not believe there really is much inequity, but there is the perception of such. <br /> 7 Chair Dorosin summarized the discussion: <br /> 8 • Two ideas that require legislative approval, and BOCC would like more information: <br /> 9 cumulative and non-partisan voting <br /> 10 • District nominate/district election- <br /> 11 o Get rid of at large positions- and have two districts <br /> 12 o More information on voter registrations in district <br /> 13 o Updated census data <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Greg Wilder said to have all seven seats elected by district, the district lines would need <br /> 16 to be redrawn, moving 4,000 people from district 1 to district 2, which would result in four <br /> 17 commissioner seats in District 1, and three seats in District 2. <br /> 18 Chair Dorosin said his intent was to have two multi-member districts. He said to have <br /> 19 seven individual districts would result in pizza slices coming out of Chapel Hill, and some <br /> 20 districts would violate other principles of drawing districts, such as having communities of <br /> 21 shared interest, etc. He said there could not be district blocks throughout the County, due to <br /> 22 the density of the population in certain areas. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 4. Closed Session-Canceled <br /> 25 "To discuss and take action regarding plans to protect public safety as it relates to existing or <br /> 26 potential terrorist activity and to receive briefings by staff members, legal counsel, or law <br /> 27 enforcement or emergency service officials concerning actions taken or to be taken to respond <br /> 28 to such activity." [N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(9)] <br /> 29 <br /> 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner <br /> 31 Marcoplos to adjourn the meeting at 10:36 p.m. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 Mark Dorosin, Chair <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Donna Baker <br /> 37 Clerk to the Board <br /> 38 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 <br /> 42 <br /> 43 <br /> 44 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br />