[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of East
Granby 6-28-1989 (Ch. XXX, Arts. 1, 2 and 3, of the 1975 Code); amended in its entirety 11-10-2020. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 10-19m, the Town hereby creates a
Commission on Youth Services.
B.
The Commission shall consist of seven members, two of whom shall
be teenagers. All will serve without compensation. The five adult
members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen,
serving for terms of three years. The two teenage members shall be
appointed by the Board of Selectmen from the 7th through 12th grades
who reside in East Granby for a term of at least, but not limited
to, one year. Included in the adult members shall be one individual
from law enforcement appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The law
enforcement appointee need not be an elector of the Town. The students
and law enforcement appointee shall serve as full members having voting
privileges and counting toward all quorum requirements set forth by
the Connecticut General Statutes. At the initial appointment of adult
members, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint two members for a one-year
term, two members for a two-year-term, and two members for a three-year
term.
The powers, duties, and functions of the Commission on Youth
Services shall be exercised under the supervision of the Board of
Selectmen and shall include the following:
A.
To appraise, plan, develop, coordinate, and operate services and
programs for the youth in East Granby.
B.
To apply for, receive and administer funds and grants from the state
and federal government or any other source for such services and programs.
C.
To advocate for the interests of the youth in East Granby before
all other Town officials, boards, commissions and agencies.
In carrying out its duties, the Commission on Youth Services
shall elect from within its membership a Chairman, a Secretary and
such other officers as it may deem convenient; it may promulgate bylaws
for its proceedings consistent with this chapter; it may from time
to time appoint consultants or committees either from within or without
its own membership; and, subject to generally applicable budget limitations
and requirements, it may employ staff, enter into contracts and provide
facilities.
