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to tonight's public hearing with three initial draft maps /plans. Those three initial draft maps /plans are attached. A sample of the public hearing notice that appeared in three local newspapers is also attached. After this public hearing, staff will provide any analysis requested by the Board for additional BOCC discussion. In response to BOCC requests for additional information, staff has provided two other attachments. The first attachment is a summary of the draft district election plans potential impacts on current members of the board of commissioners. The second is a letter and attachments from County Attorney Geof Gledhill on the issues that may arise with district elections related to redistricting. Lastly, in response to a question from the October 17, 2005 work session regarding statistics on the number of commissioner seats for the 100 North Carolina counties, the totals based on information from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners are as follows: 4 Counties — Three Commissioner Seats 61 Counties — Five Commissioner Seats 3 Counties — Six Commissioner Seats 27 Counties — Seven Commissioner Seats 1 County — Eight Commissioner Seats 3 Counties — Nine Commissioner Seats 1 County — Eleven Commissioner Seats FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with conducting the public hearing and additional review and discussion of initial draft maps /plans and other associated materials related to possible District Elections for the Board of Commissioners RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct a public hearing on the initial draft maps /plans related to Possible District Elections for the Board of Commissioners; continue the Board's review of the draft maps /plans and other associated materials related to possible District Elections for the Board of Commissioners; and provide comments, questions and any further direction to staff as appropriate.