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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 81 1995
(Adopting Chapter 2.66 of the Salt Lake City Code
creating the Youth City Government Advisory Board)
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING CHAPTER 2.66 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE CREATING THE YOUTH CITY GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
WHEREAS, the City believes it appropriate to help
prepare the youth of our City to be proactive in our
representative democratic form of government and be educated
and informed to be leaders in the free enterprise system;
and
WHEREAS, the City believes that among the benefits of
these goals would be the development of a feeling of mutual
trust and partnership between such students, their families
and community leaders throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City further believes that it is
appropriate to provide young people with positive role
models, leadership training and an opportunity to play an
active role in promoting solutions to community problems;
and
WHEREAS, to further these goals, the City believes it
appropriate to create a "Youth City Government Advisory
Board" to oversee a "Youth City Government Program"; and
WHEREAS, the Youth City Government Advisory Board and
the Youth City Council will interact with the City Council,
neighborhood councils, citizens and schools; and
WHEREAS, the City believes the provisions of Chapter
2.66 to be appropriate to create the "Youth City Government
Program " ;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of Salt Lake City
hereby adopts and enacts Chapter 2.66 of the Salt Lake City
Code.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2.66 be, and the same hereby
is, enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2.66
YOUTH CITY GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARD
Section 2.66.010 Purpose.
The City Council recognizes and believes in the
importance of preparing the youth of the City to be
proactive in our representative democratic form of
government and be better informed and prepared to be leaders
in the American free enterprise system. The City Council
declares it to be in the City's interests to prepare young
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people to be future leaders, to provide positive role models
and to provide opportunities for youth to play an active
role in promoting solutions to community problems. Further,
the City Council declares it to be a policy of the City that
a Youth City Council and Youth Mayor be elected annually
from among the youth of the City to interact with the City
Council, neighborhood organizations, schools and citizens.
Section 2.66.020 Creation of Youth City Government Advisory
Board.
There is hereby created the Youth City Government
Advisory Board.
Section 2.66.030 Membership.
A. The Board shall consist of nine (9) voting members
appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
Council.
B. Board members shall be individuals who are
actively interested in the growth and potential of the
City's youth.
C. The Mayor, City Attorney, Chief of Police, and a
City staff member designated by the Mayor as the Director of
the Youth City Government shall all be ex-officio members,
without vote.
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D. The term of each voting member shall be three
years. Voting members may serve a maximum of two
consecutive full three-year terms. Any partial term shall
not be included in the determination of any person's
eligibility to serve two consecutive full terms. At the
initial creation of the Board, the Mayor shall designate
three members to serve one year partial terms, three members
to serve two-year partial terms and three members to serve
full initial three-year terms.
Section 2.66.040 Organization.
The Board shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair
who shall serve for a term of one year each. The chair or
vice chair may not be elected to serve consecutive terms in
the same office. The Board shall be chaired by the Director
of Youth City Government. The Board may create such
committees as it deems appropriate and advisable to study,
consider and make recommendations on matters within the
Board's authority.
Section 2.66.050 Powers and Duties.
The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
A. Create and oversee the election and operation of a
Youth City Government whose officers are to be elected from
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among junior high and high school students and other
students, under eighteen years of age, in non-traditional
educational programs residing in the City; and
B. Coordinate the Youth City Government programs with
other governmental and private entities such as the Salt
Lake City School District, the City Council, Neighborhood
and Community Councils and such others as may be
appropriate.
2.66.060 Meetings.
A. The Board shall meet at least ten times each
calendar year.
B. The meetings shall be held in compliance with the
provisions of the Open and Public Meetings Act and the
records shall be maintained in compliance with the
Government Records Access and Management Act.
C. No business shall be conducted at a meeting of the
Board without at least a quorum of five voting members. A
simple majority of the voting members present at the meeting
at which a quorum is present shall be required for any
action taken.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon its first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 5th
ATTEST:
day of December
IEF EPUTY ITY CORDER
, 1995.
CHAIRPERSON
Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor's Action:
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/Approved Vetoed
MAYOR
IEF DEPUTY CITY R:CO'DER
(SEAL)
Bill No. 81 of 1995.
Published: December 13, 1995
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