The Town of Wake Forest is currently accepting applications from area high school students interested in serving on the Youth in Government Advisory Board for the 2018-19 school year.
Applications and recommendation forms are available in the town clerk’s office at town hall and on the town’s website at www.wakeforestnc.gov/youth-in-government-advisory-board.aspx.Completed applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. Monday, April 30.
Only high school students (grades 9-12) are eligible to serve on the youth board, including rising ninth graders. Members serve four-year terms or until graduation, whichever comes first.
The board is comprised of eight to 20 members. No more than four can live outside the corporate town limits. For the upcoming school year, the board will have an opening for at least nine members, one of which may be an out-of-town member.
The youth board advises the town board on issues of interest to area youth. Board members also learn leadership skills, gain knowledge of how local government operates and volunteer during Town-sponsored events.
The board meets on the third Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. in the ground floor meeting room at town hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Applicants should plan to attend the youth board meeting on May 19 to introduce themselves and discuss their interest in serving on the board.
The town board will announce the official appointments to the youth in government advisory board during its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 17.
The first meeting of the newly appointed youth board will be Saturday, Aug. 18. The year for the board coincides with the school year – August through July.
For more information, contact Executive Assistant Cathi Pope at 919-435-9467 or cpope@wakeforestnc.gov.
