CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE 1532   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF EAST LANSING YOUTH COMMISSION

CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE 1532  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF EAST LANSING YOUTH COMMISSION

 THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS:

 The City amends Article V, “Boards and Commissions,” within Chapter 2 of the City Code, “Administration,” and  Division 14, “Youth Commission,” to read as follows in its entirety:

Section 2-510.   Youth Commission Created There is hereby created and established a City of East Lansing Youth Commission.

Section 2-511. Purpose

The purpose of the Youth Commission is to obtain the viewpoint of young residents of East Lansing by actively involving them in the review of City legislation and other functions of City government. Either upon its own initiative or upon the specific request of the City Council, the Commission may conduct research and make recommendations directly to the Council regarding proposed or existing City Policy and Procedure.

Section 2-512.  Membership, Appointment, Qualifications, Term of Office

• The Youth Commission shall consist of 9 members appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence of Council.

• The term of office for each member of the Youth Commission shall be one year commencing on September 1^st and ending on August 31^st of the following year. A member appointed after the commencement of a yearly term shall have the appointment retroactively begin on September 1. A vacancy which develops shall be filled in the same manner as set out in (a), above.
• Members of the Youth Commission shall be residents of the City, attend a public or private school or be school of choice students in East Lansing schools, and be 14 to 18 years of age when appointed.

Section 2-513.  Absences

The membership of any voting member on the Youth Commission shall be terminated if that person is absentwithout excuse from four consecutive regular meetings of the Commission during their one- year term of office.

Section 2-514.  Selection of Officers

Annually, at its second meeting after at least five members are appointed, the Commission shall organize by selecting one member to be Chair and one member to be Vice Chair. A vacancy in such offices shall be filled by a vote of the remaining members of the commission.

Section 2-515.  Staff Liaison

The City Manager shall appoint an employee of the City to act as staff liaison to the Commission. The staff liaison to the Commission or liaison designee shall act as secretary to the Commission and shall have the responsibility to provide notice of meetings and preparation of an agenda in consultation with the Chair of the Commission and the City Council liaison to the Commission.

Section 2-516.  Rules of Procedure, Quorum, Subject to Open Meetings Act

• The Youth Commission shall comply with Robert’s Rules of order in the conduct of its meetings and shall keep a record of its proceedings as required by the Open Meetings Act.

• Five members of the Youth Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Section 2-517.  Meetings

Meetings of the Youth Commission shall be held at least once a month. At its first meeting in September of each year, the Commission shall adopt a meeting schedule. Special Meetings may be called by the Chair.

Section 2-518. Annual Report

The Youth Commission shall make a report of its work to the City Council annually on a date and at a time designated by City Council.

Marie Wicks

City Clerk

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