Inglewood Municipal Code § 2-108 Youth Commission Created

There shall be and there is hereby established a Youth Commission which shall perform the functions as prescribed hereinafter.

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The Youth Commission shall consist of ten representatives on a citywide basis who shall be residents of the City of Inglewood.

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Youth Commissioners will be recommended and nominated for appointment after a selection process and will be officially appointed by the Mayor and City Council.

The Mayor and each Council member shall nominate two candidates for appointment to the Youth Commission.

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(a) Nominees for appointment to the Youth Commission shall be residents of the City of Inglewood and at least fourteen years of age but not more than nineteen at the time of appointment.

(b) Nominees shall have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average in the previous school year.

(c) Nominees shall have participated in community activities through parks, schools, churches, etc. in the previous year.

(d) Nominees shall provide references or letters of recommendation.

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The desired term of office for Commission members is two years.

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Vacancies in the office of Commission Member shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as set forth above with regard to appointments for the full term. Each member of the Commission shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. The City Council, by simple majority vote of those present, may remove any Commission Member from office at any time during a Member's term.

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Any Commissioner who is absent from any three consecutive regular meetings of the Youth Commission, unless excused from such attendance by the consent of such Commission as expressed in the record of its official minutes or who is absent from a total of five regular meetings of such Commission in any six-month period without the consent of the Commission as expressed in the record of official minutes, shall thereby automatically forfeit his/her office as a Member of the Youth Commission, immediately after the adjournment of such third consecutive meeting or of any such fifth meeting in any such six-month period, at which such Commissioner has not appeared. The Secretary of the Commission shall thereupon promptly notify the person removed as Commissioner and the City Council.

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Six members of the Youth Commission shall constitute a quorum of such commission for the transaction of business.

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The Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected from its Members.

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No compensation shall be paid to Youth Commission members provided, however, that they shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as authorized by budget appropriations and the Administrative Officer.

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Subject to the general control and authority of the City Council, the Youth Commission shall have the power to perform the following functions and duties:

(1) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to youth issues and to cooperate with other governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement of youth programs.

(2) Assess the educational, social, and recreational needs of youth and present strategies for desired changes to the City Council for consideration.

(3) Formulate general policies on youth services for approval by the City Council.

(4) Advise the City Council concerning the development of youth facilities, programs and services.

(5) Make periodic inventories of youth services that exist or may be needed and interpret the needs of the public to the City Council.

(6) Aid in coordinating youth services with the programs of other governmental agencies, public service agencies, and volunteer organizations.

(7) Generate dialogue in the community with respect to youth problems, concerns and issues.

(8) Represent youth in community affairs.

(9) Assist youth in undertaking and appreciating local government.

(10) Encourage youth participation in civic affairs.

(11) Assist in interpreting local ordinances that affect youth and disseminate information.

(12) Review and update the Youth Master Plan.

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The City Administrative Officer shall have the power to discuss and make recommendations with reference to any and all matters coming before said Commission and shall determine the personnel assigned to provide staff assistance to said Commission. In addition, the Administrative Officer shall designate a member of the classified civil service system of the City to serve as secretary to the Commission.

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The Administrative Officer shall cause to be kept accurate records of the activities and actions of the Commission and its proceedings in a suitable record or minute book, which shall at all times, during public working hours be open to public inspection.

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The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month at the time and place determined by the Commission at its first regular meeting.

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The Youth Commission shall serve entirely in an advisory capacity and, as such, shall have no power or authority to bind or obligate the City or any agency, office or department thereof with regard to any official position or any debt, undertaking or obligation of any kind in excess of the appropriation which the City Council may have made for the purposes of such Commission in any fiscal year.

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