9414-03 Amend Chapter 2, Article 1 of the South Bend Municipal Code - Inclusion of new division I entitled Youth Advisory Council

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Ordinance No. ~ ~ ~ ~' ~ ~3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE OF BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW DI VISION I ENTITLED YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that the 2000 statistics of the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that 25.7°Io of St. Joseph County's population of 265,559 is under 18 years of age. It also shows that 82.4°10 of persons 25 years or older living in the county are high school graduates and that of that same age range 23.6010 have earned a Bachelor's degree or higher. The City of South Bend, Indiana, is the fifth largest city in the State of Indiana with a population of 107,789. The 2000 census data for the City of South Bend indicated that there are 7,532 male youth between the ages of 10 to 19 and that there are 7,226 female youth between the ages of 10 to 19 years of age. The South Bend Community School Corporation provides educational opportunities to 21,5000 students in kindergarten through the 12th grade, and serves an additional 5,000 adults in its adult education program. There are currently four (4) public high schools in the South Bend Community School Corporation with the following current student enrollments: Adams 1,568; Clay 1,604; Riley 1634; and Washington 1,274; as well as private high schools serving our city. South Bend Community School Corporation currently has nine (9) Intermediate Centers for grades 5-8. The City of South Bend also has six (6) private high schools located within its borders, namely St. Joseph High School with a high school student population of approximately 730, Trinity School with a high school student population of approximately 250, Community Baptist Christian School with a high school student population of approximately 85, the Christian Center with a high school student population of approximately 55, Ironwood Christian School with a high school student population of approximately 25, and The Rabbi Naffali Riff Yeshiva with a high school student population of approximately 40. There are many issues which arise in city government and in the South Bend community and its many neighborhoods that may be of interest to the youth. Such topics may include, but may not be limited to educational and recreational opportunities, as well as employment, social service and health care offerings. City government can directly benefit from the input of the youth in our community by developing a concept of positive youth involvement by providing opportunities to enhance citizenship skills of the youth and providing interaction with city governmental officials, agencies, boards, commissions and the legislative body. The creation of a Youth Advisory Council would provide a means for youth to positively connect with city government and provide an educational partnership with schools serving the educational needs of youth in the City of South Bend, Indiana. ~o~n, ~~~r~or~, ~ it or~a~i><t~b ~~ t.~¢ common ~toutt>riz of ~~ ~Lit~ o~ ~ottf.~j ~~tCb, ~ln~ia~na~, as follows: