Ordinance No. 10,039ORDINANCE NO. 10,039
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE IV
"BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY ADDING A NEW DIVISION TO BE NUMBERED
AND ENTITLED DIVISION 12 "BAYTOWN YOUTH ADVISORY
COMMISSION" TO ESTABLISH SUCH COMMISSION, PROVIDE FOR ITS
MEMBERSHIP ALONG WITH ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the youth of Baytown are an important and valuable part of the community
ideas and perspectives that offer unique insight into the City's quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and City Administrators of the City of Baytown make
decisions routinely that affect the youth of our community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide the youth of Baytown with an
opportunity and a vehicle to provide input into the decisions and policies that are made that
affect young persons; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the best interest of the citizens of
the City of Baytown would be served by establishing a Youth Advisory Commission for the City
of Baytown; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 2 "Administration," Article IV "Boards and Commissions,"
by adding a new division to be numbered and entitled Division 12 "Baytown Youth Advisory
Commission," which shall read as follows:
Chapter 2. Administration
Article IV. Boards and Commissions
Division 12. Baytown Youth Advisory Commission
Sec. 2-571. Created. Purpose.
There is created a 25- member advisory board which shall assist and advise the city
council on city youth issues. The commission shall be known as the Baytown Youth Advisory
Commission.
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is Sec. 2 -572. Appointments, qualifications.
a. The youth advisory commission shall consist of twenty-five (25) students between the
ages of 14 and 18. The youth advisory commission shall be selected by the coordinator
and advisor, subject to the approval of the city council. Members shall serve a one -year
term of office, which shall commence on September 1. A person, who has served as a
member of the youth advisory commission for three terms may not again be eligible for
appointment to the youth advisory commission. In determining the number of terms a
member has served, service for a part of a term will be counted as if the member had
served the entire term.
b. Each member must be enrolled in a public school or a private or parochial school,
including a home school, within the boundaries of the Goose Creek Consolidated
Independent School District, and must maintain good standing at the school in which
such member is enrolled. A member who has graduated from the school in which he
was enrolled at the time of his appointment may retain his office until the expiration of
his term.
C. The city council shall appoint two members of the city staff to serve as the coordinator
and the advisor to the youth advisory commission. The coordinator will serve as the staff
liaison to the youth advisory commission.
Sec. 2 -573. Officers.
The youth advisory commission shall elect an executive committee, consisting of a
chairperson, vice chairperson, two secretaries, a public relations representative, a treasurer, and a
historian from among its membership each year at its initial meeting.
Sec. 2 -574. Meetings; quorum; voting.
a. The youth advisory commission is to meet at least monthly from September to May.
Meetings shall be held at the place and time and date stated on the notice of meeting.
b. A quorum shall consist of a majority of entire membership of the youth advisory
commission and any issue to be voted on shall be resolved by a majority of those present.
The chairperson shall not be entitled to vote upon any question, unless the votes are
evenly split. In such event, the chairperson shall cast the deciding vote; however, the
chairperson shall have no veto power.
C. A member of the executive committee may vote by proxy. Such proxy must be in
writing, signed by the member of the executive committee desiring to vote by proxy and
filed with the coordinator or advisor prior to or at the time of the meeting.
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Sec. 2 -575. Attendance at meetings.
Any member of the youth advisory commission, who misses more than two regular
meetings without valid reason, as determined by the executive committee and the coordinator,
may be deemed no longer interested in serving. If so deemed, the executive committee of the
youth advisory commission may appoint a new member to fill the remaining term of the member
being replaced.
Sec. 2 -576. Rules of procedure.
a. The youth advisory commission is hereby to establish its own parliamentary procedure.
b. The youth advisory commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings that indicate the
vote of each member on each question or fact that a member is absent or fails to vote.
Sec. 2 -577. Annual Report.
An annual report shall be presented by the chairperson of the youth advisory commission
to the city council regarding the youth advisory commission's interactions, activities, and
progress as related to its established purpose not later than June 30th of each year. Additional
reports shall be submitted as requested by the city council.
Sec. 2 -578. Powers and duties.
The youth advisory commission shall exercise the powers and duties and be required to:
1. conduct surveys and determine the concerns and interest of the youth of Baytown;
2. encourage youth leadership and responsibility through volunteerism and
community involvement;
3. create opportunities for public discussion of youth issues through meetings,
workshops and conferences;
4. explore and identify issues and concerns of special importance of the youth and
communicate those issues to the city council;
5. look for ways to promote understanding, respect and community involvement
among youth groups of al I cultures and backgrounds; and
6. assist in the planning, recommendation and implementation of youth activities.
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® Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 24th day of March, 2005.
ATTEST:
GA''"'? `V. Smmi' City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
0L..-D A�'ew'
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., CQ Attorney
CALVIN MUNDINGER, May
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