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Item #3 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF December 3,2002 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Recreation & Parks Commission PARED BY: Ron Kenny, Director of Parks, Recreation & Family Services ECT: Approval of Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2.30 of the Colton Municipal Code to Allow the Appointment of Youth Commissioners to City Commissions DATE: BACKGROUND: 2002 Recently the Recreation and Parks Commission considered the possibility of appointing a youth commissioner to work with the Commission in an effort to bring the youth of Colton into the governmental process. Discussions took place with City staff regarding the appropriate method of appointing a youth commissioner. After reviewing the applicable City ordinances, staff agreed that such an appointment would require a minor amendment to the Colton Municipal Code to provide City Council with the proper authority to appoint youth commissioners. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Section 2.30.020 of the Colton Municipal Code clearly states that City commissions are to be comprised of seven members. Although a youth commissioner would be acting only in an advisory role, City staff felt that using the title of "commissioner' for the youth position might cause confusion by inferring that a youth commissioner was an additional voting member of a City commission. Staff preferred to keep the title of "commissioner' in order to encourage participation by students. However, to avoid confusion over the title of "commissioner," staff agreed that the practical approach would be to amend Section 2.30.020 to specifically allow for the appointment of "youth commissioners" in a non-voting, advisory capacity. The Recreation and Parks Commission had previously discussed specific aspects of appointing a youth commissioner to the existing Commission and concluded the following: (1) Two (2) youth commissioners could be appointed. (2) The youth commissioners must be high school students, who are Colton residents.