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Preliminary Perspectives of Individual BEAG Members 154 <br /> 1) At this time, what would you propose as the total Number of Seats on the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners? <br /> DISTRICT 1 <br /> Kathy Arab— Either(a) six:three seats each for the two current districts, or(b) seven: only if we expand <br /> the number of districts to seven, or(c)five: only if we expand the number of districts to <br /> five. <br /> Jennifer Bremer—7, although 5 would also be ok. <br /> Jaaz Catterall—7 <br /> Lisa Hazirjian—7 or 9 <br /> Krishna Mondal—I propose seven as the total number of seats. <br /> Jonathan Weiler-7 <br /> DISTRICT 2 <br /> Martha Jenkins—7 <br /> Patrick Mulkey-7 <br /> Alicia Reid—9 <br /> 1 would propose to increase the Number of Seats on the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. It would effectively ensure all areas of the counties are exposed by <br /> increasing the Number of Seats. <br /> Jenn Sykes—7 is fine <br /> 2) Based on the number of seats noted in #1 above, how many would be At- <br /> Large? <br /> DISTRICT 1 <br /> Kathy Arab—Zero <br /> Jennifer Bremer—Either 2 as at present, one from each part of the county, or none. I was persuaded by <br /> the argument that just having one would essentially give Chapel Hill an additional <br /> commissioner. Perhaps these should be residence districts (DAL), rather than pure at- <br /> large seats, with one from Chapel Hill/Carrboro and one from the rest of the county. <br /> Pitt has a two-level system sort of like that. I'm indifferent as to whether the <br /> nomination by sub-region should continue or not. <br /> Jaaz Catterall—0-1. While I'm not personally thrilled by the idea of at-large members, I would be open <br /> to considering one if public opinion ends up being largely in favor of having a say in <br /> electing both a member from their own district and a member for the county at large. <br /> This openness would be muted if the geographic distribution of favorability is skewed so <br /> that people in less populous areas preferred not to have any at-large seats. <br /> Lisa Hazirjian—See next response (#3 below) <br /> Krishna Mondal— None <br /> Jonathan Weiler-4 <br /> DISTRICT 2 <br /> Martha Jenkins—0 <br /> Patrick Mulkey-0 <br /> Alicia Reid—2 <br /> Jenn Sykes—None <br />