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Upon hearing the request, the Board of Commissioners asked that Orange County Manager <br />John Link and County staff review the issue and the petition submitted and provide a report to <br />the Board, The attached document serves as that report to the Board. <br />The report includes information an the following: <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 Carolina <br />counties; <br />3) a history of past discussions by the Orange County Board of Commissioners in regard <br />Board representation and election; <br />4) some limited boundaries and statistics information showing the population distribution as <br />it may relate to the consideration/ formulation of district representation for Orange <br />County; <br />The report is not intended to be an investigation of the benefits, costs, opportunities, hurdles, or <br />timelines that may be associated with the consideration and possible implementation of district <br />representation for the Board of Commissioners. It is intended to provide an initial framework of <br />information upon which the Board of Commissioners can deliberate and determine as <br />appropriate any further steps in evaluating this issue and responding to the request and petition <br />submitted. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the receipt of the report <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report, <br />provide comments and questions, and provide any further direction to staff, <br />