[Adopted 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 3-2009 (Ch. 5, Art. LI, of
the 1980 City Code)]
There is hereby established in the City a Youth Advisory Council.
It is hereby declared and recognized that the youth are the
future of our communities, and it is vitally important that they are
vested with the knowledge, skills and abilities to be the next generation
of leaders by providing them access and opportunity to be active and
engage in civic matters affecting their communities.
A.
The membership of the Youth Advisory Council shall include persons
attending secondary schools in the City of East Orange between the
ages of 14 and 18 with a strong interest in local government, civic
and municipal matters. The number of student members shall be not
less than 13, and the number of adult members shall not be more than
two. Each City ward must be represented by at least two student members.
B.
The Mayor shall make three student appointments and one adult member
appointment.
C.
City Council shall make a total of 10 student appointments and one
adult member appointment: each Councilperson shall make two student
appointments and the City Council Chairperson shall additionally appoint
one adult member.
D.
City Council shall have the power to expand the size of the Youth
Advisory Council and make all reasonable efforts to ensure that each
City ward is equally represented on the Youth Advisory Council.
E.
All student and adult members shall serve for one-year terms and
without compensation. Such terms shall commence January 1 of each
calendar year.
F.
In case of death, resignation or inability to serve, a successor
shall be appointed in the same manner as the appointment of the original
members to fill the unexpired term of such member. Each member shall
serve until his successor is duly appointed and qualified.
The Youth Advisory Committee shall, as soon as possible after
the first day of each year, select a Chairperson and such other officers
as it may deem necessary and shall adopt bylaws to govern its procedural
operations. The Youth Advisory Council shall have access to technical
assistance by way of the Mayor's office and City Council. The Youth
Advisory Council shall be administered under the office of City Council.
The Youth Advisory Council shall have the following duties and
responsibilities:
A.
To solely act as advisory board and make recommendations to the Mayor
and the City Council on policy matters affecting the youth community.
B.
To establish its own bylaws to govern its procedural operations.
C.
To plan, organize, coordinate and implement social, cultural, recreational,
educational and other activities in support of the youth community.
D.
To encourage and seek widespread citizen input regarding issues concerning
the youth community.
E.
To assist in the dissemination of information regarding the Youth
Advisory Council's activities and information related to the Youth
Advisory Council's purpose.
F.
To present the views of the youth community to the Mayor and City
Council.
G.
To make recommendations relative to the issues facing the youth community
in the City of East Orange and to report not less than once a year
to the Mayor and City Council on policies, procedures and programs
related to the stated purposes of the Youth Advisory Council.
