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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: July 8, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Presentation by Orange County 4-H's Youth Delegate to the 2025 North <br /> Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) YouthVoice <br /> Conference <br /> DEPARTMENT: Cooperative Extension <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Sarah Maddry, Extension Agent for 4-H <br /> Youth Development, 919-245-2069 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive remarks from Orange County 4-H youth member Navya Sharma on her <br /> 4-H youth development experience and learning objectives in preparation for the 2025 North <br /> Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) YouthVoice Conference. <br /> BACKGROUND: The 2025 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) <br /> YouthVoice Conference will be held August 22-23, 2025 in Pitt County, North Carolina. Orange <br /> County 4-H has selected Navya Sharma to attend as the YouthVoice Delegate from Orange <br /> County. Navya is a rising 9th grade student at East Chapel Hill High School, and has been an <br /> active member of Orange County 4-H, participating on the 2024 KidsVoting Orange County <br /> planning team, attending youth leadership conferences and teen retreats, and serving as a County <br /> Council officer. Navya has competed in the North Carolina GIS Competition and is the K-12 <br /> student representative on the newly formed Orange County Food Security Program Advisory <br /> Council. <br /> As a prerequsite to attending the annual NCACC YouthVoice Conference, county youth delegates <br /> like Navya are required to speak at a Board of County Commissioners meeting and submit a <br /> photo of themselves with their Board of Commissioners prior to attending the conference. <br /> According to the NCACC, YouthVoice provides county commissioners with the opportunity to <br /> connect with the next generation of leaders. The event brings together Youth Delegates from 4- <br /> H Youth Development and Boys and Girls Clubs of North Carolina. YouthVoice, which takes <br /> place on Friday and Saturday of the NCACC's Annual Conference, offers sessions that help youth <br /> gain a better understanding of what county governments do and the role of commissioners as the <br /> governing body for counties, and provides multiple opportunities for youth and county officials to <br /> connect. Youth and county officials are formally together for Saturday's lunch and plenary session. <br /> County officials are also invited to participate in other educational components of YouthVoice. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this presentation. <br />