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10 <br /> assure appearance in court and public safety, and reduce disparity <br /> within the pretrial justice system (See EXHIBIT B — Resolution <br /> Supporting 3DaysCountTM); <br /> 43)Dangerous Dogs Determinations — Support legislation to change <br /> current law so that dogs from dog fighting investigations and <br /> seizures are not automatically deemed dangerous without further <br /> determination that the dogs alleged to have been owned or <br /> harbored for fighting demonstrate an increased potential for <br /> unprovoked attacks on persons or domestic animals, in order to <br /> alleviate the requirement to destroy these animals "sight unseen". <br /> Additionally, clarify at what point in the legal process a dog is <br /> "owned or harbored...for fighting," be it upon seizure, arrest, <br /> indictment, or conviction; <br /> 44)Legislative Leadership Term Limit — Support legislation that <br /> limits the length of time a North Carolina General Assembly <br /> member can serve in the same leadership position to eight <br /> consecutive years; <br /> 45)Non-Partisan Redistricting Process for Elections — Support <br /> legislation to establish a process for an independent, non-partisan <br /> redistricting process after each United States Census for the <br /> election of representatives from North Carolina to the United <br /> States House of Representatives, the North Carolina House, and <br /> the North Carolina Senate; <br /> 46)Bail Reform — Support legislation to reform the current bail system <br /> to allow a defendant's ability to pay to be considered by a judge <br /> when bail is set. Currently, indigent or poor people charged with <br /> crimes are often unable to get out of jail prior to trial because of <br /> their inability to pay; <br /> This the 20th day of September 2018. <br /> Mark Dorosin, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />