There is created a youth commission (commission).
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001)
A. The
commission shall have 11 regular commissioners and three alternate
commissioners all of whom shall be residents of the city.
B. The
11 regular commissioners shall include: three students from middle
school; three students from high school; four at large student representatives
from grades six through 12; and one adult commissioner from the community
at large.
C. The
two alternate youth commissioners shall be from grades six through
12 and shall be selected from the community at large. The one alternate
adult commissioner shall be selected from the community at large.
D. The
regular commissioners and the alternate commissioners shall be appointed
by the mayor subject to ratification by the city council, as provided
in the adopted city resolution establishing procedures for appointments
to boards and commissions.
E. Commissioners
shall be eligible to participate in all activities of the commission
except that the alternate commissioner shall vote only in the event
of an absence or conflict of interest of one of the regular youth
commissioners.
F. The
alternate commissioners may serve as a voting member on any subcommittee
of the commission.
G. Commissioners
shall be compensated as established by city council resolution or
as allowed by state law.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1853 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2059 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1, 2013; Ord.
2093 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2120 § 1, 2015)
A. Regular
youth commissioners shall be eligible to serve a maximum of six years
with three terms of two years.
B. The
regular adult commissioner shall be eligible to serve a maximum term
of eight years with two four-year terms.
C. The
alternate youth commissioners shall be eligible to serve two-year
terms and are not subject to a limit in the number of years served
provided that their grade level does not exceed the 12th grade. The
alternate adult member shall be eligible to serve four year terms
and is not subject to the limit in the number of years served.
D. The
term of a commissioner shall be consistent with and subject to city
council resolution concerning limiting service on boards and commissions.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1853 § 2, 2002)
A. Persons
appointed to the commission shall continue to serve as members of
the commission except when:
1. The
commissioner's term of office on the commission expires;
2. The
commissioner voluntarily resigns from the commission;
3. The commissioner is absent from one-third of the regular meetings within a six-month period as provided in subsection
C of this section;
4. The
commissioner fails to maintain a primary residence in the city;
5. The
commissioner is employed by the city in a capacity related to the
duties of the commission.
B. The
secretary of the commission shall inform the council when any of the
above occurs.
C. The
following procedures shall apply to termination of office as a result
of absences from commission meetings:
1. At
the end of each six-month period, the secretary of the commission
shall report the attendance record of each member of the commission
to the city manager, who shall transmit the record to the city council.
2. The
city manager shall notify, in writing, any commissioner who has been
absent from one-third or more of the regular meetings during the course
of a six-month period and request that the commissioner submit, in
writing, to the city council the reasons for the absences.
3. The
city council shall determine if the commissioner's reasons for
the absences were justified. If the city council determines that the
reasons for the failure of the member to attend the meetings in question
were not justified, the city council shall terminate the term of office
of the commissioner and declare the office vacant.
4. If
the city council declares such office vacant, the city clerk shall
notify the commissioner that the commissioner's term has been
officially terminated.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1836 § 1, 2001)
Vacancies on the commission shall be filled as provided in the
city resolution establishing procedures for appointments to city boards
and commissions.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001)
A. Commissioners
shall meet in regular session and elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.
The election shall be a majority vote of the commission, to be held
in September of each year. The term of service for these offices shall
be one year, from September to May. No commissioner shall serve more
than two consecutive full terms as chairperson of the commission.
B. The
commission shall conduct its meetings and business in accordance with
the Commissioner's Handbook as said rules and procedures may
be amended from time to time.
C. The
chairperson shall:
2. Appoint
commissioners as needed to serve on subcommittees, ad hoc committees,
and as representatives on other boards and commissions; and
D. The
vice chairperson shall preside in the absence of the chairperson.
E. The
city manager shall appoint a city employee to serve as staff liaison
who shall also serve as secretary to the commission. The staff liaison/secretary
to the commission shall keep true and accurate accounts of all action
of the commission.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1887 § 3, 2003; Ord. 2192 § 2, 2019)
A. Regular
meetings shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month, September
through May, at a time and place set by the commission. The commission
may approve an alternate meeting date.
B. Special
meetings may be called by the chairperson or by a majority of the
commissioners, the city manager, and/or the city council provided
written notice is given 48 hours in advance of the special meeting
to the following: each commissioner, local newspapers of general circulation,
and anyone filing written request for notice with the city clerk.
Notice of meetings shall comply in all respects with Section 54950
et seq., of the
Government Code, known commonly as the Ralph M. Brown
Act.
C. All
meetings shall be open to the public and shall follow a prepared agenda.
Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and filed with the city clerk.
D. Seven
commissioners need to be present to constitute a quorum and a vote
to approve or deny shall only occur upon a majority vote of the commissioners
present.
(Ord. 1819 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2065 § 1, 2013)