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(3) Youth commissioners would attend monthly Commission meetings. (4) Youth commissioners would only advise the Commission on parks and recreation matters and would not have any voting rights. (5) The term of service would be one (1) school year, beginning with the first Commission meeting in September and concluding with the last meeting in May. Appointments would be made each year in May for the following schoolyear. The Recreation and Parks Commission also concluded that youth commissioners would be selected by completing an application form and being interviewed by a board of two Recreation and Parks Commissioners and one City Councilmember. In addition, City staff would pursue, with each appointed youth commissioner's high school, the opportunity for receiving school credit for service as a youth commissioner. The Recreation and Parks Commission also considered and approved a suggested application form; a list of requirements and expectations for youth commissioners; and a list of proposed interview questions. Copies of these documents are attached to this report. In light of these preparations, City staff requests that City Council authorize the Recreation and Parks Commission to begin accepting applications for youth commissioners, in addition to adopting the proposed ordinance. The Commission plans to begin accepting applications after the first reading of the proposed ordinance. When the ordinance becomes effective, the Commission would then present its recommended choice of student applicants to the City Council for appointment as youth commissioners. While much of the discussion contained in the report is centered around the Recreation and Parks Commission, this action would allow the City Council to appoint youth commissioners to all City Commissions. ALTERNATIVES: Deny approval of the proposed ordinance 2. Deny approval for the Recreation and Parks Commission to begin accepting applications for youth commissioners. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impacts are anticipated from adoption of the proposed ordinance. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: No environmental impacts will result from the adoption of the proposed ordinance.