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II.K Consideration of the Appointment of James Alexander Ammons to the Fire Advisory Board III. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments were received. IV. OLD BUSINESS IV.A Discussion of Youth Representation at Board of Commissioner Meetings Dr. Bill Stone, Director of the Cooperative Extension - Lee County Center, gave the Board a presentation regarding a potential youth perspective at Board of Commissioner meetings. Dr. Stone provided greater detail about the purpose of the initiative, youth eligibility requirements, structure of the youth representative position, role of the representative, as well as overall expectations. The Cooperative Extension Director would be responsible for facilitating the youth representative seat on behalf of the Young Commissioners and Youth Council. There is a photo release form already in use and could also be used for this seat. Commissioner Sharpe would support a youth sitting on County committees, but not to have them seated on the board or with the Clerk. Dr. Stone said the youth representative would be more of a youth advocate and present at meetings and could provide input as requested, but would not take an active role in the business of the board. The Young Commissioners is a 4-H Club for students in grades 8th-1Oth. It is a two-week program that focuses on civics and government. The Youth Council functions as a County committee. Commissioner Reives, while not in attendance, asked that the following be read for the record.- "I oppose placing a youth on an elected board; however, I support and recommend adding a youth seat to all or any one of the 27 boards and commissions we already have in place. I also ask that the Board recognize that this proposed policy is limited to only those youth who are members of one of the existing programs, Youth Council or the Young Commissioners club. Other students are ineligible according to this policy regardless of their interest or capabilities. Moreover, it does not address an age limit or I may have overlooked it. I'm open to youth participation in local government in the right arena. I hope the Board will consider my concerns. Thanks." The purpose, eligibility criteria, and procedures will be memorialized in a Resolution to be adopted by the Board. LeeCountyYouthBOCRepresentativeFI NAL.docx Motion: Motion to approve Youth Representation at Board of Commissioner Meetings, as well as the Lee County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Mover: Bill Carver For: 4 - Dr. Andre Knecht, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Against: 1 - Cameron Sharpe Absent: 2 - Arianna Lavallee, Robert Reives Motion Result: Passed 3