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3671OF.DINAN'C1 14O. 3671 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADD- ING SECTIONS 1.04.900, 1.04.910, 1.04.920, 1.04.930, 1.04.940 A%dD 1.04.950 TO THE ANA%EIM MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, Section 900 of the City Charter of the City of Anaheim permits the City Council to establish such advisory boards and commissions as the City Council may determine to be necessary; and WHEREAS, there is a need for an advisory commission to advise the City Council on services and functions relating to youth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANA1EIM AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. "1.04.900 YOUTH COMIMISSIOIN Creation. In order to open ri.iore effective lines of communication between young people and local government and to create the opportunity for the involvement of more young people in the gov- ernmental decision-making process, there is hereby created a Youth CormAssion as provided in this Article. 1.04.910 COMPOSITION AND APPOINT11ENT OF MEIMBERS The Youth Commission shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the City Council and may, be removed from office at any time by a majority vote of the Council. Members shall be residents of the City and, at the time of their appointment, shall be not less than 14 nor more than 19 years old. If any member ceases to be a resident of the City, said mem- ber shall be terminated and another individual may be appointed by the Council to serve the balance of that member's term. In making appointments to the Youth Commission, the City Council shall endeavor to provide as broad as possible a representation from schools within the co,-imunity and from the various geographical areas of the community. 1.04.920 TERM OF OFFICE The term of off --ice of Commission members shall be staggered two (2) year terms. Initially five (5) Commissioners shall be appointed for two year terms -1- and four (4) CorvAssioners shall (1) year terms and, thereafter, a be for two (2) year terms. Terms from January 1st to December 31st when two year terms are involved until December 31st of the same v_ are involve?. 1.04.930 D=TINGS be appointed for one 11 appointments shall shall be effective of the following year and frori January lst ear when one year ' err>is The Youth Commission shall meet regu- larly at least once each month at such place or places as may be determined by the City Council. All meetings shall be open to the public except as otherwise author- ized by law. Regular minutes of such meetings shall be maintained by the Commission and be made available for public inspection. 1.04.940 ORGANIZATION1 Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of all members (5/9) shall be required for all committee actions. The Youth Commission shall elect one of its menti ers as Chairperson and one of: its members as Vice Chairperson. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall hold office for two (2) years and until their respective successors are chosen. The Com- mission shall establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of California or the Charter or ordinances of the City of Anaheim. 1.04.950 OBJECTIVE'S AND RESPO-NSIDILITIES THe principal objectives of the ComiAssion shall be: .010 To serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council, its commissions and committees, on those matters which relate to young people today or to their future role in society. To accomplish this, the Youth Commission shall form and refer recommendations on those matters to the Citv Council. - .020 To develop recorunendations to promote services and functions relating to youth for City Council consideration. .030 To receive suggestions and complaints re- garding youth matters and coordinate with other Commis- sioners in areas of mutual concern and benefit. -2- .040 To represent youth in community affairs . .050 To meet with local youth, via the com- munity and the schools, regarding problems, including but not limited to police -youth contacts, juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, recreation, and the Commission shall help in facilitating solutions to these problems. .060 To promote and review the activities of the Anaheim Youth Employment Service, and increase adult and youth awareness of youth employment needs and opportunities. .070 To assist in helping young people under- stand and appreciate wor1kings of their local government, and to encourage local youth in participation in civic affairs. .080 To establish and recommend priorities in matters pertaining to youth which should be brought to Council and, also, to indicate recommendations for program support. .090 To provide a resource for evaluating City services from a young citizen's point of view. .100 To disseminate matters not directly under the realm of the City's jurisdiction to the ap- propriate agency, subject to City Council approval." SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chap- ter of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed all other portions of this chapter independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this or- dinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after its final passage, it shall take effect and be in full force. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and signed by me this2qtb day of Marrh / 1977. _ '✓ IfAI OT F . Y Of' ANAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF TETE CITY OF ANAHEIM JA:fm -3- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, LINDA.D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 3671 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 22nd day of March, 1977, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 29th day of March, 1977, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Seymour, Kott, Roth and Thom NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim approved and signed said Ordinance No. 3671 on the 29th day of March, 1977. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affiyed the official seal, of the City of Anaheim this 29th day of March, 1977. CITY CLERK OF THE C TY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL) I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 3671 and was published once in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 8th day of April, 1977. I/ CITY CLERK