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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall
VIA TEAMS Virtual
September 1, 2022
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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Mayor Giles called the Special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Giles, Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nelson, and Council Member
Nielsen all answered roll call. Council Member Thrower was absent.
City staff members present were BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Dallas Palmer, Police Chief; Vlatko
Jovanov, Network Administrator; Meredith Todd, Assistant City Planner
Also, in attendance Melissa Coriell, a teacher from McCall -Donnelly High School
WORK SESSION
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AB 22-230 Work Session to Discuss the formation of a `McCall Area Youth Council' as an
Advisory Committee to the McCall City Council
Assistant City Planner Meredith Todd and City Clerk BessieJo Wagner presented to Council. City
Staff has a history of visiting the McCall Donnelly High School annually to deliver a general
presentation on the purpose, function, and importance of Local Government before High School
students in the Speech Class. In Fall and Winter of 2021, Staff assisted High School students in
crafting `Mock' or `Practice' Public Comment speeches and arranged a visit to the Speech Class
by various Council Members and City Staff to hear the speeches from students in an unofficial
listening session.
Based on the positive outcome of the educational exercises and continued engagement with School
Staff, as well as working with the Idaho League of Cities to learn the function of Youth Council's
in other communities in Idaho and the US, staff determined the creation of a Youth Council would
be a positive outlet for civic engagement and leadership opportunity in the community to allow
space for students to participate in local decision -making and change -making.
City Staff and School Staff have determined that there is a pathway for both a short-term and long-
term Youth Council structure that can evolve over time and be designed with enough flexibility
for area youth to select projects, programs, or local issues that are meaningful to young people.
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Melissa Coriell from McCall -Donnelly High School addressed Council. Ms. Coriell reviewed the
benefits to local high school students who get involved in the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and
a goal to eventually turn the Advisory Council into a high school class. Council and Staff
additionally discussed the current options for local students regarding education on civics and
government education classes, the goals for the YAC, the impact on the community and formation
and bylaws.
ADJOURNMENT
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Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 6:30p.m.
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