There is hereby created the Kilgore Youth Advisory Council (KYAC).
The mission of the youth council is to provide a means through which
the city’s younger citizens may learn about the various workings
of city business, and a forum which allows youth to be a voice to
address their particular ideas and concerns.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
The youth council shall consist of eleven members appointed
by the city council.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
The members of the youth council shall serve a term of one year but may be appointed to successive terms of one year provided the member otherwise qualifies under the provisions of section 1.03.064.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
The members of the youth council shall be between the ages of
14–18 who reside in the city limits. Members must have and maintain
a grade point average of 3.0 or greater. A candidate for membership
must complete an application and an interview with city council members
before appointment.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
The youth council shall serve the city council as an advisory
commission and, in that capacity, shall have the following responsibilities
and duties:
(1)
Reports
directly to the city council two times each year, advising them on
matters affecting youth;
(2)
Makes
specific recommendations for youth programs and activities to city
government;
(3)
Serves
as a forum for the expansion of ideas, needs, concerns, and goals
relating to community issues, particularly as they may affect youth;
(4)
Makes
recommendations to enhance the range and quality of opportunities
for young people;
(5)
Enlists
community-wide participation in assuming the responsibility for resolving
youth concerns;
(6)
Initiates
and encourages youth-driven community service projects;
(7)
Serve
as either an official of the council or a head of a subcommittee.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
The youth council shall adopt procedural rules governing the
conduct of its meetings and activities. The youth council shall elect
a mayor, secretary, treasurer, and historian each year from its own
membership. A mayor pro-tem may be also selected. The youth council
shall meet once each month with each member as a voting member of
the youth council. The city manager shall assign a staff liaison (youth
council coordinator) to assist the youth council in its activities.
The youth council coordinator and a city council member will attend
all meetings of the youth council. Ex-officio and ad hoc members serve
at the discretion of the youth council.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
Funding for the youth advisory council will be established as
part of the general fund - city council budget with the amount to
be determined yearly.
(Ordinance 1549 adopted 5/22/12)
