[Adopted 3-6-1990 by Doc. 40 (Ch. 94 of the 1980 Code)]
There is hereby established in the City of Haverhill
a Council on Youth Needs to be entitled "Haverhill Council on Youth
Needs."
A.
Said Council shall consist of 10 members who shall
be appointed by the Mayor to serve without compensation. The membership
shall include not less than six students or persons between the ages
of 12 and 18. The remaining four members shall be appointed from the
general public. Representatives of the City's Recreation Department
and School Department shall serve as ex-officio members. The Mayor
shall designate a member as Chairperson.
[Amended 12-22-1992 by Doc. 177; 1-23-2019 by Doc. 12]
C.
Successors of said members shall thereafter be appointed
for a term of three years each. Vacancies shall be filled for the
then unexpired term.
A.
The powers and duties of said Council shall be to
address the total needs of the youth of the City of Haverhill, including,
without hereby limiting, planning activities, providing direction
for obtaining summer employment, scholarship information, counseling
and any other avenues that would serve to provide for the needs of
the youth in the City of Haverhill.
B.
For the purposes aforesaid, the Council may conduct
its activities on property under its control, on other public property
under the control of other officers or boards, with the consent of
such officers or boards, or on private property with the consent of
the owners; provided, however, that the Mayor and the City Council
approves the use of any such property.
C.
The Council shall submit a quarterly progress report
to the Mayor and the City Council. The Council shall keep a record
of its doings and, at the close of each municipal year, shall make
a report thereof to the Mayor and City Council of its accounts and
proceedings and of the condition of any buildings under its control
and an account of its receipts for the calendar year. All receipts
collected by the Council shall be paid to the City Treasurer. The
Council shall cooperate and coordinate its functions with any federal,
state, municipal, state or federal agency or with any private nonprofit
agency concerned with the welfare of the youth of the City of Haverhill
for the purpose of accomplishing the powers and duties above set forth.
Said Council shall make such rules and regulations
as may be necessary to establish the time and place of meetings, the
election and duties of officers, the preparation and submission of
reports and the manner of conducting meetings and keeping records.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove contained
to the contrary, said Council shall not have the power and/or duties
to address needs that are being addressed by other commissions, councils,
committees, task forces or similar bodies within the City of Haverhill.
