There is created a youth commission in and for the city.
(Prior code § 3-145)
A.
The
purposes of the youth commission are to make recommendations to the
city council in matters relating to youth in the community and to
provide leadership for the coordination of youth activities within
the community.
B.
The
duties and objectives of the youth commission are:
1.
To
represent youth in community affairs;
2.
To
assist in helping young people understand and appreciate the workings
of their local government;
3.
To
encourage local youth in their participation in civic affairs;
4.
To
assist in interpreting local ordinances which affect young people
and to disseminate this information;
5.
To
provide a resource for evaluating city services from a young citizen's
point of view;
6.
To
establish rapport between students and student government in the schools
and the commission.
(Prior code § 3-146)
The youth commission shall consist of two representatives from
each accredited public or private junior and senior high school in
Glendale, who shall serve without compensation.
(Prior code § 3-147)
A.
Youth
commission members shall be residents of the city or attend school
in the city and shall not have graduated senior high school. The racial/ethnic/economic
diversity shall be represented as fully as possible.
B.
The
members of the youth commission shall be selected by a committee consisting
of the mayor, a representative of the Glendale school district and
a staff representative from the city manager's office and their recommendations
shall be subject to approval by the city council.
(Prior code §§ 3-148, 3-149)
A.
Youth
commission members shall serve a term of one academic year.
B.
Each
youth commission member shall be entitled to one vote.
C.
The
youth commission shall meet in regular session the first Tuesday of
each month at seven-thirty p.m. in the city manager's conference room,
City Hall, 613 E. Broadway, Room 200, Glendale, California.
D.
At the
first meeting after the beginning of the academic year, the commission
members shall select from their membership a chairperson, a vice-chairperson
and a recording secretary to serve one term. No member shall serve
more than two (1) consecutive terms in any office.
(Prior code §§ 3-150—3-153)
Neither the youth commission, nor any person connected with
the youth commission shall incur any financial liability in the name
of the city.
(Prior code § 3-154)
