ATTACHMENT 2
2-1-416: YOUTH BOARD:
A. Establishment and Composition of Board: There is hereby created a Youth Board consisting of seventeen (17) members, five four (45) of whom shall be selected as follows: one from Burbank High School, one from John Burroughs High School, one from Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, one from Providence High School and one from Monterey High School. Six Seven (76) members shall be appointed at-large by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of all the Council members.
Six (6) members shall be designated as voting alternates and shall be selected as follows: one from Luther Burbank Middle School, one from Jordan Dolores Huerta Middle School, and one from John Muir Middle School, one from St. Finbar, one from St. Francis Xavier, and one from St. Robert Bellarmine. The middle school representatives from St. Finbar, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Robert Bellarmine shall be a member of either the seventh or eighth grade class. Should any designated school be unablefail to submit a student representative for the Board, the vacant seat may be filled with an additional Aat-Llarge Mmember. No member shall be over twenty (20) years of age at the time of appointment to the Board.
B. Liaison with Council: The Mayor shall designate a member of the Council to meet with the Youth Board for liaison purposes only.
C. Liaison with City Manager: The City Manager shall designate a representative to serve as administration liaison with the Board. They shall serve as a resource person at all Board meetings, arrange for any necessary contacts between the Board and City departments, facilitate administrative action on Board requests, and keep the City Manager informed of Board proceedings; provided, however, that the Board shall obtain Council approval before requesting administrative assistance requiring any significant amount of research.
D. School Members: Each high school and junior highmiddle school member shall be elected selected for to the Youth Board by a vote of that school’s student body in accordance with the election procedures utilized by each representative schoolthe school’s administration. All candidates must sign a statement that they have read the Youth Board brochure and fully understand the function of the Board and their duties and responsibilities as Board members.
E. Term of Office: The term of office for each Board member shall be one (1) year commencing on September 1.
F. Powers and Duties: The Youth Board shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To represent the interests of local youth in community affairs.
2. To represent the City in matters of interest to youth in the community.
3. To assist in helping other youth in the community to understand and appreciate local government.
4. To obtain interpretations for local youth on City ordinances, rules and regulations which affect them.
5. To encourage local youth to actively participate in community affairs and matters of concern to the City.
6. To conduct studies and investigations in the general field of youth and community interest and to communicate its findings and recommendations to the Council.
7. To encourage coordination of effort among community institutions and organizations that focus on youth problems and needs.
8. To advise and assist the Park and Recreation Board on issues affecting the youth in the community.
G. Reports: The chair of the Youth Board shall provide the Council and Park and Recreation Board with minutes of Youth Board meetings and copies of studies and resolutions to be considered by the Youth Board. [Added by Ord. No. 2402; formerly numbered Section 2-56.3; Amended by Ord. No. 3827, eff. 8/24/12; 3472; 3305, 3286, 3100, 3061, 3058, 2875, 2654, 2509, 2496.]