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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMNIISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date October 1. 1996 <br />114 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # /0-Q <br />SUBJECT: REPORT - POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS FOR COMNIISSIONER <br />ELECTIONS <br />ACTION BY: <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes __X_No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes -_.X—No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Stancil <br />Eat 2590 <br />• Map of Potential Districts <br />• Summary Demographic Report <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham -688-7331 <br />Mebane -227-2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a draft of potential Residential Districts for future election of County <br />Commissioners. <br />BACKGROUND: On August 20, the Board of Commissioners considered an item on future district <br />election of County Commissioners. Currently, Commissioners are elected at -large <br />in partisan primary and general elections and serve staggered four -year terms. In <br />response to calls from some citizens to have Commissioners elected by district, <br />the Board discussed the possibility that future elections be conducted by <br />Residential District using countywide vote of the electorate. <br />Under this proposal, the current staggered terms and partisan primary process <br />would continue to apply. The County would be divided into five Residential <br />Districts of roughly -equal population, and each district would be represented by <br />one seat on the Board. All registered voters in the County would be eligible to <br />