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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6210RESOLUTION NO. 6210 ~--RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 5662 AND REORGANIZING THE YOUTH COUNCIL WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto by Resolution No. 5662 created a Youth Council for the City of Palo Alto~ and WHEREAS, the Human Relations Commission of the City of Palo Alto, has studied the desirability of youth involvement in City government and knowledge of methods used by other cities in California; and WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto desires to foster greater partici- pation by the youth of the Palo Alto community in local government and cormnunity-wide activities; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Reorganization of Youth Council. The Council hereby rescinds Resolution No. 5662 and disbands the Youth Council as present- ly constituted. The Council hereby creates a Youth Council to act 0n behalf of the youth of the City of Palo Alto as set forth below. ':..'he Youth Council shall be primarily responsible to the City C01.H,cil and have an advisory relationship to the Human Relations Commission. SECTION 2. Powers and Duties. following powers and duties: The Youth Council shall have the 1. Foster greater involvement of youth in municipal gover~~cnt and civic affairs. 2. of youth, policies, Alto. Study problems, activities, and concerns especially as they relate to municipal programs, or projects of the City of Palo 3. Hold forums on problems, activities, and concerns of youth, either alone or in conjunction with o~her governmental agencies and community organizations as the Youth Council deems desir- able. 4. Implement community programs which the Youth Council deems necessary or desirable. 5. Revi-;w those municipal matters referred to it by the City Council or the Human Relatiors Commission and make recommend at ions to the Counci 1 or to the Commission on those matters or any other matters which the Youth Council deems n~cessary or desirable. S~CTIUN 3. Membershi..Q. 1. Any Palo Alto resident who will be of high school age during the school year follo111ing his or her appointment wi 11 be eligible for men<ber- ship on the Youth Council. 2. There shall be fifteen (15) members of the Youth Council. They shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Palo Alto from recorrunendations made by a nominating committee. 3. The nominating ~ommittee shall be ap- pointed by the Human Relations Commission and shall be composed of four Youth Council members who are not applicants for membership for the coming year, and three adults: one Human Relations Commission- er, one person from the Palo Al to Unified School District, and one person from the community at large. The nominating committee shall review the list of applicants for Yolmg Counci 1 pc>si t ions, conduct interviews as deerr;.1 necessary, and nomi- nate a slate of candiates for appointment. 4. The selection of nominees shall be governed by the following guidelines: ( l) Selection of nominees shall be made in a fair and impartial manner. ( 2) Nominations shall be restricted to youth who express interest in representing their peers as members of the Youth Council and who are ?.ble and prepared to participate in Youth Council activities and make the required commitment of time and energy. ( 3) Reasonable eff ~rt shall be assure that nominees are representative youth population as a whole. made to of the S. Appointments to the Youth Council shall be made in April of each year and shall be for a term of one year. 2. 6. The Yo~th Council may appoint two persons from the eighth grode as special members with the privile~e of voting. The appointments ~ill be made in consultation witn appropriate middle school personnel. 7. Vacancies on the Youth Council durin~ the year shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor from recommendations made by the Hur.ian Relations Conunission. SECTION 4. Officers. l. The Youth Council shal 1 elect membership a Pres irlent, Vice President, and Treasurer. from its Secretary The President shall preside at all meet- ings of the Youth Council, shall appoint standing or special committees as may be necessary to carry cut the Youth Council's busin~ss, and shall super- vise the efficient and responsible operation of the Youth Council. The Vice President shall preside at Youth Council meetings in the absence of the President, shall assume specific leadership res pons ibi lit ies as determined by the President, and sha 11 assist the President in fulfillig his or her responsibili- ties, as needed. The Secretary shall be responsible for all communications for the Youth Counci 1, shall take and disseminate minutes for all regularly scheduled Youth Council meetings, and shall solicit and keep records of the minutes of all committees. The Treasurer shall be responsible for monetary matters of the Youth Council. SECTION 5. Meetings. 1.. The Youth Council shall meet monthly in regular business sessions. twice 2. Special meetings may be called by the President provided that at least three days' notice is given to all Youth Council members. 3. The Youth Council shall publish an annual calendar indicating the regularly sheduled meetings for the entire year. This meeting schedule shall 3. be made public no later than the thir-d meeting of the newly appointed Youth Council. 4. The first meetin9 of each newly-<=tppointed Youth Council shall be an orientation meeting that shall include outgoing members of the Youth Coun- ci 1. The s~cond meetin9 shall be an extended meet- ing in . .,,hi ch issues and concerns are identified, and planning for the year begun. These meetings shall occur in the first half of May. SECTION 6. Quorum. 1. A quorum is necessary for a Youth Council meeting to be held. A majority of the Youth Coun- cil members shall constitute a ~Jorum. 2. In the event that there is no quorum, any discussions which are held by those assembled shall be regarded as informal and non-binding. SECTION 7. Committees l. Conunittees shall be focmed, as needed, in re lat ion to the work of tlte Youth Counci 1. As needs dictate, these may be standing committees that function throughout the year, or task-orient~d corunittees that function only until the task is accomplished. The necessary committees will be determined through a goal-setting planning process. 2. Youth Council members shall be expected to participate in at least one committee at any given time. 3. Youth who are not Youth Council members may be appointed to any committee by the President with the approval of the Youth Council. SECTION 8. Attendance. 1. Youth Council members shall be expected to attend all meetings of the Youth Council. 2. Whenever a member of the Youth Council has missed three meetings of the Youth Council, he or she will be suspended from membership automa- tically. The question of thet person's continuance in off ice must be pldced on the agenda for the next regular meeting of the Youth Council. Reinstate- ment of that person to membership requires a two- 4. thirds vote of the Youth Counc i 1. The Secretary shall keep an attendance record and inform any member by letter when he or she has two absences. SECTION 9. Parliamentary Authority. The Youth Council shall operate under whatever rules of procedure its members agree upon. SECTION 10. Amendments. 1. Amendments to these tiated at any Youth Council notification to members. By-Laws may be ini- meet ing with prior 2. require members. Recommendation a two·-thirds of any vote of amendment shall Youth Council 3. Recommended amendments must oe to the City Counci 1 through the Human Conunission. submitted Relations 4. Upon approval by the City Council, amend- ments shall take effect immediately, unless other- wise stipulated in the amendment. SECTION 11. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 12, 1983 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Fazz; no APPROVED; 5.