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145 <br /> This is a summary of the Preliminary Perspectives of Individual BEAG Members questionnaire. Staff <br /> received responses from 10 BEAG members, but the total of responses noted may be greater than 10 <br /> since some Group members provided options/alternatives in some cases. Some of the members <br /> answers relied on caveats and the below assumed that the caveats were met. The below information <br /> was compiled from questionnaires completed by: Kathy Arab,Jennifer Bremer,Jaaz Catterall, Lisa <br /> Hazirjian, Krishna Mondal,Jonathan Weiler, Martha Jenkins, Patrick Mulkey, Alicia Reid, and Jenn Sykes. <br /> 1)At this time,what would you propose as the total Number of Seats on the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners? <br /> 5 Members 6 Members 7 Members 9 Members <br /> 2 1 9 2 <br /> 2) Based on the number of seats noted in#1 above, how many would be At-Large? <br /> O Members 1 Member 2 Members 4 Members <br /> 7 2 3 1 <br /> 3) Based on the number of seats noted in#1 above, how many would be elected by district? <br /> 3 Members 5 Members 6 Members 7 Members <br /> 1 2 3 8 <br /> 4) For any district seats,would you propose candidates reside and be nominated in the primary by <br /> district, and then elected in the general election by all voters in the County? <br /> Yes No <br /> 0 10 <br /> 5) For any district seats,would you propose candidates reside and be nominated in the primary by <br /> district, and then elected in the general election by only the voters in that same district? <br /> Yes No <br /> 10 0 <br /> 6) Would a pure district format that resulted in each voter in the County only electing only one <br /> commissioner be acceptable? <br /> Yes No <br /> 8 2 <br /> 7) Would a district format that, due to population numbers, resulted in four commissioners always <br /> being elected from within the city limits of the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro be acceptable? <br /> Yes No No Answer <br /> 7 2 1 <br />