CHAPTER 6 Title 2 Youth Advisory Council
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CHAPTER 6
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
SECTION:
2-6-1: Creation
2-6-2: Qualifications
2-6-3: Term of Office
2-6-4: Organization
2-6-5: Duties and Authority
2-6-6: Voluntary Service on Council
2-6-7: Meetings
2-6-1:
CREATION: The Mayor, subject to the confirmation by the Council may appoint
a Youth Advisory Council consisting of not less than five (5) or more than fifteen (15) members,
to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the Council.
2-6-2:
QUALIFICATIONS: No personal shall be eligible for appointment to the
Advisory Council who is not a citizen of the United States and a resident of the City for at least
three (3) years immediately prior to his appointment.
2-6-3:
TERM OF OFFICE: The term of office for the first members appointed to the
Advisory Council shall be one (1), two (2), and three (3) years, to be determined by lot, and
thereafter the terms of office for each member appointed shall be three (3) years. Vacancies
shall be filled by the Mayor, confirmed by the Council, for the unexpired balance of the term of
the member whose place is being filled. Members may be removed by the majority vote of the
Council at any time. Members shall be selected without respect to political affiliations, race, or
religion, and shall serve without compensation.
2-6-4:
ORGANIZATION: The members of the Advisory Council shall select their
permanent chairman, vice chairman, and secretary, and such other subordinates as they deem
necessary. The Advisory Council shall adopt such rules and regulations as the members, by
majority vote, may determine are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the Chapter.
The chairman, and in the event of his absence or inability to act, the vice chairman, shall
preside at all meetings. The secretary shall keep a record of all meetings and shall see that a
true copy of all minutes is promptly provided to the Council. The Council shall provide suitable
accommodations and equipment to enable the Advisory Council to conduct its meetings.
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2-6-5:
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY: The purpose of the Youth Advisory Council shall be
to act as an advisory agency to the Council and other public agencies in the prevention and
control of juvenile delinquency, and to that end it shall exercise the following functions:
(A) It shall initiate and develop fact finding studies and research programs concerned with
the nature, causes, and means of prevention of juvenile delinquency, and the treatment
of juvenile delinquents.
(B) It shall, from time to time, make known to the public agencies and the organizations
which are concerned with and have the responsibility for the prevention and control of
juvenile delinquency, the results of its studies, and shall make such recommendations as
it may deem of value in connection therewith.
(C) It shall advise and assist such agencies in the study, initiation, and development of new
techniques, services, facilities, and programs to present and reduce juvenile
delinquency, including ways and means by which recommended services, facilities, and
programs may be initiated and developed.
(D) It shall endeavor to give publicity to the nature, causes, and means of preventing and
controlling juvenile delinquency, by press releases, radio, television, and any other
means it deems will enlist the cooperation of the public in the program.
(E) It shall study all laws pertaining to the control of juvenile delinquency and shall formulate
recommendations for such changes therein or additions thereto as it deems advisable.
2-6-6:
VOLUNTARY SERVICE ON COUNCIL: The members of the Youth Advisory
Council shall serve on a voluntary basis, without compensation, and the Council shall incur no
expense to the City without previous authorization of the Council.
2-6-7:
MEETINGS: The Youth Advisory Council shall hold regular meetings once a
month, on such date as may be fixed by its rules and regulations, and may hold special
meetings at the call of the chairman.