1983-224-Establishing The Youth Advisory CommissionRESOLUTION NO
1983 -224
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING, THE YOUTH
ADVISORY COMMISSION
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Town Council
of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California,
that the Town Council hereby establishes and creates a special
commission to be known as and called the "Youth Advisory Commission."
The Commission shall be organized and shall operate in the manner
hereinafter prescribed.
1. Membership -- Organization
a. The Commission shall consist of ten (10) members
appointed by the Town Council. The Town Council shall fill any
vacancies occurring during the term of the Commission. The commission
shall appoint and prescribe the term of office for its Chairperson
and Vice - Chairperson. Two (2) members of the Commission shall be
adults aged 19 or over. The other eight (8) members shall be not
younger than twelve (12) years old and not older than eighteen
(18) years old at the time of their appointment. The eight (8)
youth members shall be enrolled at the time of their appointment
in public or private schools which serve Los Gatos residents;
two (2) youth members shall be enrolled at the junior high level
(grades 7 -9), and six (6) shall be enrolled at the senior high
school level (grades 10 -12).
b. The members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation, provided that the actual and necessary expenses
incurred by the members in the conduct of Town business shall be
reimbursable pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 1982 -204.
C. The Commission shall establish a regular time for its
meetings and a regular meeting place which shall be in the Town Hall
and shall otherwise call and conduct its meetings in compliance
with the provisions of Section 54950 through 54960 of the
Government Code.
d. A quorum of the Commission for the purpose of
transacting business shall consist of not less than one (1) adult
member and five (5) youth members, and a vote by a majority of
the qourum shall be necessary to take action.
2. Powers and Functions
a. The sole power of the Commission shall be to identify
the concerns of youth in the Los Gatos community, examine existing
private and publicly sponsored social, economic and recreational
youth programs and make recommendations to the Town Council for
the improvement of such programs or the creation of new ones.
b. The functions of the Commission shall be as follows:
1) To determine the nature and extent of all programs
currently conducted in the Los Gatos community which are designed
to provide or improve the social, economic and recreational
advantages of youth therein.
2) To identify social, economic and recreational
needs of youth which are not being satisfied by current programs
through personal contact with youth, school officials, church
leaders, and others;
3) To prepare a written report to the Town Council
detailing the Commission's findings and recommending new programs
and /or modifications of existing programs to meet the identified
needs of youth in the community.
3. Duration of Commission
The Youth Advisory Commission shall be a ten (10) month
Commission operating from September through June each school
year. At the end of each year, it shall produce a written
report of its activities, findings, and recommendations to the
Town Council. The Youth Advisory Commission shall operate on
this basis until June 30, 1986.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
GATOS, CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting held this 7th
day of November , 1983, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Joanne Benjamin, Eric D.
Carlson, Terrence J. Daily Thomas J. Ferrito
and Mayor Brent N. Ventura
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
SIGNED:
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MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ATTEST:
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CLER OF THE TOWN OF LOS,-GATOS
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