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ORDINANCE NO. 1348
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 1327 FOR LYNWOOD YOUTH COMMISSION
The City Council at the City of Lynwood hereby does ordain as follows:
Section 1. YOUTH COMMISSION ESTABLISHED
There is hereby created the Youth Commission of the City of Lynwood.
Section 2. COMPOSITION: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS
The Youth Commission shall consist of thirteen (13) members, ages 11-25
who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the City
Council, - - --
Section 3. MEMBERS TO BE RESIDENTS OF CITY
Members of the Commission shall be residents of the City; and any member
of the commission automatically shall be deemed to have resigned from
the commission, and their office as a member of the commission
automatically shall be vacated, in the event said member ceases to be a
resident of the City.
Section 4. TERMS OF OFFICE
The terms of office for Youth Commission shall be two (2) years. --
Section 5. NOTIFICATION OF UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
The Chairperson of the Youth Commission shall forthwith notify the City
Council when any member is absent without having been excused therefrom
by the Commission, for three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the
commission.
Section 6. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS
Any member of the Youth Commission may be removed by a majority of *_he
City Council, at any time without cause.
Section 7. VACANCIES
A vacancy in the membership of the commission, other than one
created by the expization of a term, shall be filled by appointment for
the unexpired portion of the term, by the City Council.
Section 8. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS
Members of the commission shall serve as such with compensation; as
established by resolution of City Council. In addition, the members may
be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with the
official business of the commission, to the extent authorized by the
City Council.
Section 9. ORGANIZATION
The commission shall select from its members a chairperson and vice
chairperson, each of whom shall sezve fo= a term of one (1) year.
Section 10. MEETIN&S - TIME AND PLACE
The commission sha21 hold at least one (1) regular meeting per month,
the meeting shall be held in the City Council Chambers, unless the City
Council shall provide for another place of meeting. The commission may
hold additional meetings at places other than the City Council Chambers
to the extent otherwise permitted by law. The day and time shall be
established by commission and must be ratified by City Council.
Section 11. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSION
It shall be the responsibility of the commission to:
(a) Provide youth with the opportunity to make zecommendations relative
to policies that affect their lives;
(b) Expose and educate youth relative to the nature and scope of city
government;
(c) Provide a forum for the exchange of positive ideas and information
among youth;
(d) Conduct workshops and symposiums on important issues facing youth,
and
(e). Serve as an advisory body for the Teen Center.
Section 12. DUTIES OF COP4+lISSION
The commission will discharge the following duties:
(a) Propose, develop, and recommend programs and plans intended to
promote the full acceptance of youth in all aspects of community
life without regazd to race, religion, or national origin;
• provided however, that all such programs and plans shall be
subject to the approval of the City Council;
(b) To cooperate with and assist those community agencies engaged in
fostering mutual understanding and respect, for youth;
(c) To cooperate with city departments, agencies and commissions in
identifying and ameliorating youth problems with which they may be
concerned; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be
construed as authorizing the commission to act as a hearing agency
or tribunal in a personnel matter;
(d) To recommend to the City Council and various city departments and
agencies changes in procedures, policies and/or legislation for the
purpose of improving youths input in the community.
Section. 13 SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or
place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions, of this ozdinance or its
application to the remaining portions of this ordinance or its
application to other persons or places. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof,
irrespective of 'the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions, or the
application thereof to any person or place, be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lynwood this 4th
day of September, 1990.
ROBERT HENNING, M or
City of Lynwood
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ANDREA L. HOOPER, City C~1erx
APPROVED AS TO) CONTENT:
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CHARLES G. GOMEZ, City Ma ger
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ~ ss.
COWi'~ OF LOS ANGELES )
one d, City Clerk of the City of
I,-.the undersio
Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the above is a true and Council f the
adopted by the City
of Ordinance No. 134
and that the same was passed on the date
City of Lynwood,
and by the vote therein stated.
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