1986-152-Re-Establishing The Youth Advisory Commission And Rescinding Resolution No. 1985-142RESOLUTION NO. 1986 -152
RESOLUTION RE- ESTABLISHING THE YOUTH ADVISORY
COMMISSION AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 1985- 142
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 same manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Membership - Organization
a. The Commission shall consist of ten (10) voting members appointed by
the Town Council. Terms shall be from September through June 30 of the following
year. The Town Council shall fill any vacancies occurring during the term of the
Commission. The Commission shall designate a chairperson and vice chairperson.
Three (3) members shall be adults aged 19 or over. The other seven (7)
members of the Commission, shall be not younger than twelve (12) years old and not
older than eighteen (18) years old at the time of their appointment. The seven (7)
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 he
enrolled at the junior high level (grades 7 - 9), and five (5) 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. 1984 -210.
c. The Commission shall establish a regular time for its meetings and
a regular meeting place which shall be in the Downtown Neighborhood Center and
shall otherwise call and conduct its meetings in compliance with the provisions
of Section 54950 et seq. 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 quorum shall be necessary to
take action.
e. Minutes of the actions taken during its meetings shall be kept
and filed with the Town Clerk.
f. Three consecutive absences from regularly scheduled meetings shall
be construed as resignation of membership unless the commissioner involved
formally requests to retain membership and a majority vote of the Commission
sustains the request.
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 recommend-
ations 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 duration of the Commission shall be from September 3, 1985 through
June 30, 1989, and may be continued or terminated at any time by resolution of
the Town, Council.
Be it further resolved that Resolution No. 1985 -142 is hereby rescinded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA,
at a regular meeting held this 2nd day of September , 1986 by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Joanne Benjamin Eric D. Carlson,
Thomas J. Ferrito, Brent N. Ventura, and Mayor
Terrence J. Daily
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS ATOS
ATTEST:
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE TOWN nFLOS GATOS