HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 22-266 Youth Council BylawsMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 22-266
Meeting Date October 6, 2022
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Request Approval of Resolution 22-33 Adopting McCall Area Youth Council Bylaws
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Supporter
Treasurer
Community Development
MHT
Originator
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
~$1750
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
Council Contingency
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Sept 2022-June 2023
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
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. 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.
On Sept. 16th and Sept. 26th, 2022, the Mayor and Staff met with students at McCall-Donnelly High School to present the idea to students and distribute Application Forms. Staff learned
there appear to be two groups of students: 1) Students with time and interest in full commitment to the Youth Council Meeting Schedule proposed in the 2022 Bylaws; 2) Students with
passion and interest, lacking extracurricular time and requesting some involvement during school lunch hours.
Staff and students determined some flexibility would be possible to be inclusive of students with diverse time and resource needs who still wish to work with the group. The Bylaws recognition
of Voting Members, Alternate Members, and Officers shall still apply to those students able to make the full time commitment, with eligibility for future Council funded trips or participation
rewards applying only to these members.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Resolution 22-33 adopting the bylaws for the creation of the McCall Area Youth Council as an advisory Committee to the McCall City Council and authorize the Mayor to sign all
necessary documents.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE
ACTION
Sept 1, 2022
Direction to Staff to bring Resolution for adoption of Youth Council Bylaws