1980-136-Establishing The Youth Advisory CommissionRESOLUTION NO. 1980 -136
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 committee to be
known as and called the "Town 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 seven (7) members appointed by
the Town Council. The Chairman of the Commission shall be appointed by the
Town Council. Two (2) members of the Commission shall be adults aged 21 or
over. The other five (5) members shall be not younger than twelve (12) years
old and not older than nineteen (19) years old at the time of their appoint-
ment. The five (5) 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 school level
(grades 7 -9), and three (3) 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. 1980 -71.
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 other-
wise call and conduct its meetings in compliance with the provisions of
Section 54950 through 54960 of the Government Code.
d. The Commission shall appoint one of its members to prepare
and maintain permanent minutes of the actions taken during its meetings and
shall file copies of its minutes with the Town Clerk.
e. A quorum of the Commission for the purpose of transacting
business shall consist of not less than two (2) adult members and three (3)
youth members, and a vote by a majority of a quorum shall be necessary to
take action.
2. Powers and Functions.
a. The sole power of the Commission shall be to identify the con-
cerns 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 Town Youth Advisory Commission shall operate for a period of
two (2) years from the date of its first meeting. At the end of that period,
it shall produce a written report of its activities, findings, and recommendations
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to the Town Council. The Youth Advisory Commission shall thereafter terminate
and be deemed disbanded unless otherwise provided by the Town Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS,
CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting held this 15th day of September, 1980, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ruth Cannon, MarL-yn J.
Rasmussen, Peter W. Siemens, Brent N. Ventura,
and Thomas J. Ferrito
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ATTEST:
ULLKK OF THE TOWN OF LOS S
SIGNED: _
OR OF THE Z�M Or LOS GATO
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