2025-048 - REDEFINING THE ROLE OF YOUTH COMMISSIONERS FROM VOTING MEMBERS TO NON-VOTING LIAISONS IN ALL COMMISSION ENABLING RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION 2025-048
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
REDEFINING THE ROLE OF YOUTH COMMISSIONERS FROM VOTING MEMBERS TO
NON-VOTING LIAISONS IN ALL COMMISSION ENABLING RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS,the Town of Los Gatos has long supported the inclusion of Youth
Commissioners on its Boards, Commissions, and Committees to encourage civic engagement
and provide a youth perspective in local government;and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025,the Town Council adopted revisions to the Youth
Commission enabling resolution,formally redefining the role of Youth Commissioners from
voting members to non-voting liaisons due to recurring attendance challenges and scheduling
conflicts that impacted quorum and decision-making; and
WHEREAS, several existing enabling resolutions for Town Commissions and Committees
continue to designate Youth Commissioners as voting members; and
WHEREAS,the Town Council Policy Committee has initiated a broader effort to revise
and standardize all enabling resolutions to ensure consistency and clarity across Town
governance documents; and
WHEREAS, adopting an interim resolution provides immediate alignment across all
Commissions and Committees with the Town's current policy on Youth Commissioner roles
during the transition period.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
does hereby declare, determine, and order as follows:
1. Youth Commissioners shall serve as non-voting liaisons on all Town Boards,
Commissions, and Committees and shall not be counted toward a quorum, effective
immediately.
2. This interim resolution shall supersede any provisions in current enabling resolutions
that identify Youth Commissioners as voting members.
3. This resolution shall remain in effect until individual enabling resolutions are formally
updated and adopted by the Town Council.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 2"d day of September 2025, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Maria Ristow, Rob Rennie, Rob Moore, Mary Badame, Matthew Hudes
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
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MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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TOWN:C - K OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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