It is hereby declared that the potential of juvenile delinquency is a problem for the citizens of Lexington and that a Youth Services Citizen Board is needed to assist the City in confronting this problem.
In accordance with the Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act of Virginia,[1] there is hereby created as an advisory agency for the City a Youth Services Citizen Board. The Board shall assist the City Manager in establishing, administering and supervising the City's Office on Youth.
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Editor's Note: See Code of Virginia, § 66-26 et seq.
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the Youth Services Citizen Board to:
(1) 
Assist community agencies and organizations in establishing and modifying programs and services to youth on the basis of an objective assessment of the community's needs and resources;
(2) 
Evaluate and monitor community programs and services to determine their impact on youth;
(3) 
Provide a mechanism whereby all youths and their families with needs for services will be linked to appropriate services; and
(4) 
Attempt to resolve agency policies and procedures that make it difficult for youths and their families to receive services.
B. 
The Board shall actively participate with community representatives in the formulation of a comprehensive plan for the development, coordination and evaluation of the youth services program and shall make formal recommendations to the governing authority or authorities at least annually concerning the comprehensive plan and its implementation during the ensuing year.
The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by City Council. Board members shall be residents of Lexington, Buena Vista, or Rockbridge County or its towns. A majority of the Board shall be citizens who are not employed by government or service agencies and who are not elected government officials. One appointee shall be a youth member of under age 18. The youth member of the Board shall serve for a one-year term, subject to reappointment. The initial appointments of two members shall be for a term to expire on June 30, 1990, two members shall be appointed for a term which will expire June 30, 1991, and two members will be appointed for a term which will expire June 30, 1992. With the exception of the youth members, all subsequent appointments and reappointments shall be for a term of three years.
Any of the members of the Board may be removed by the Council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, provided that such removal may be made only after a public hearing in which such member is given an opportunity to appear and be heard.
All members of the Board shall serve as such without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The members of the Board shall elect their own Chairperson and Secretary and such other officers as may be required for the proper functioning of the Board and will also establish its own bylaws. The Board will adopt a regular schedule of meetings with such frequency as is necessary to carry out its duties set forth in this article. It will report its activities to City Council at the end of each quarter through June 30, 1990, and not less frequently than semiannually thereafter.