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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Youth Advisory Council Ordinance Page 2 Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby amends Chapter 2, Article 1 of the Ma~nicipal Code of South Bend by the inclusion of the new Division I which shall read in its entirety as follows: DIVISION I. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. SEC. 2-12.1.1 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL CREATED- PURPOSE. (a) A Youth Advisory Council is created for those of high school age, through the age of 21 years of age. A Youth Advisory Council is established to enhance citizenship skills and to serve the best interests of youth in the City of South Bend, Indiana. (b) A Junior Youth Advisory Council, under the supervision of the Youth Advisory Council, may be created no earlier than the Fall of 2004, to foster citizenship skills of youth of intermediate center age. The Youth Advisory Council would be required to prepare and file proper legislation for Common Council consideration, when it has determined that the Junior Youth Advisory Council should be created. Such Junior Youth Advisory Council would be representative of all public and private intermediate centers operating within the City of South Bend, Indiana. SEC. 2-12.1.2 MEMBERSHIP OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The Youth Advisory Council shall be composed of not less than nineteen (19) members. Membership and shall represent the rich diversity of the city's youth with regard to gender, race, ethnic, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds Youth Council Advisory Council Members shall include: 1. One (1) Youth Member shall be appointed to represent each of the six (~ Councilmanic Districts, 2. One (1) Youth Member shall be appointed or elected to represent each public and private high school operating within the city limits of South Bend; and 3. Three (3) Youth Members shall be appointed to be at large members. (b) Upon passage of this ordinance, the Office of the City Clerk shall provide to each Council Member, the Mayor, and each High School Principal, Youth Advisory Council application forms which shall be completed by youth interested for consideration on the Youth Advisory Council. Said application forms shall be available and kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk during regular business hours. Additionally, application forms shall be made available on the City's website. (c) All youth interested for consideration shall obtain and complete in its entirety an application form and file it, along with two (2) written references from non-related adults, with the Office of the City Clerk. (d) The Office of the City Clerk, by the application deadline, shall assimilate all information and timely distribute copies of all applications and references to the appropriate offices for consideration.