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LAW OFFICES <br />COLEMAN, CLEDHIL.L., NARGRAVE &. PEEK <br />APROFESSIONAL CORPORATION <br />129E TRYON STREET' <br />P. O. DRAWER 1529 <br />HILLSBOROUGH. NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />919~732~2196 <br />FAX 919732-7997 <br />www.cRandh com <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Valerie P, Foushee <br />Alice M. Gordon <br />Stephen Halkiotis <br />Orange County Board <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North <br />May 1, 2006 <br />of CommissiwTers <br />Carolina 27278 <br />i~ <br />FROhf THE DESK OF <br />GEOFFREY E.GLEDHILL <br />E-MAIL: grnRrcypJdWli~cg+nJh.com <br />RE: Modification in the Structure of the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Dear Board Members: <br />The latest consideration of a plan to modify the structure <br />of the Board of Commissioners was considered by you on April 18, <br />2006. At that meeting the Board voted to move forward with <br />"Proposal B," a seven member map and plan with one member from <br />District 1 (all of the County except Chapel Hill Township), two <br />members from District- 2 (Chapel Hill Township) and four at-large <br />members. The plan favored by the Board would have the qualified <br />voters of each district nominate candidates who reside in the <br />district for seats apportioned to that district and have the <br />qualified voters of the entire County elect all of the members <br />of the Board. "Proposal B" was reviewed by me before it was <br />presented to the Board for consideration. <br />While drafting a resolution of the: Board calling for a <br />referendum on "Proposal B," I checked it for cc•mpliance with <br />N.C, Gen. Stat. ~ 153A-58, part of the law authorizing a Board <br />of Commissioner called referendum to cYlange Board structure. <br />N.C. Gen. Stat. ~ 153A-58 does not authorize the Board to put <br />before the voters a structure alteration which contains a <br />combination of districts and at-large seats unless "no more than <br />half the Board [is] apportioned to the county at-large." Since <br />