SIOUX CITY MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION
The mission of the Mayor's Youth Commission is to explore, communicate, and provide for the needs, problems, issues, and activities affecting the city's youth.
Outcomes:
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Youth make a positive impact in their community and feel valued.
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Youth develop to their full potential.
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Youth attending leadership sessions increase knowledge and skills.
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Youth participating in community service and activities feel they have made a positive contribution to their community.
MEMBERSHIP
The membership consists of members in grades 9-12 from Sioux City high schools including Sioux City East, North, West, Bishop Heelan High, and Siouxland Community Christian School.
ELIGIBILITY
Any 9th or 10th grader enrolled in a Sioux City public or parochial high school or students who are home schooled and live in Sioux City or students who live in Sioux City but go to school outside the city limits are eligible for membership on the Mayor’s Youth Commission.
APPLICATION
Applications are available in school offices and in the City Clerk’s office during the month of October. Eligible students must complete an application by October 31st and shall be approved and appointed by the City Council from recommendations made by Growing Community Connections.
TERMS
Students may serve on the Mayor’s Youth Commission for a term not to exceed three (3) years. Terms shall commence on January 1st and terminate December 31st. All new appointees shall be at least a ninth grader/freshmen, and not yet an eleventh grader/junior for the school year in the year of their appointment. The Executive Council will review applications by eleventh graders/juniors who were unable to make the application in their freshman or sophomore year. Recommendations to appoint juniors shall be made by a majority vote of the Executive Council.
REQUIREMENTS
The Executive Council of the Mayor’s Youth Commission shall meet monthly. The Planning Department shall also hold monthly meetings. To remain in good standing, members shall attend a set number of meetings/activities as determined annually by the Executive Council and shall follow the Good Conduct Policy.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Meets generally on the first Monday of every month from 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at City Hall, 405 6th Street, Lower Level, Sioux City, Iowa.
The management and administration of the affairs of this organization shall be by an Executive Council consisting of no more than twenty (20) members who have served for at least one year on the Youth Commission and who are selected by their peers. The duties of the Executive Council are to: (a) ratify the actions of the planning department; (b) approve the plans of work of the planning department; (c) approve a budget for the fiscal year; (d) elect officers annually; (e) approve bylaw changes; and, (f) make an oral presentation annually to the City Council to update it on all Mayor’s Youth Commission activities.
Current members of the Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission may apply for its Executive Council in October of each year.
FULL MYC
Meets generally on the third Monday of every month from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, 405 6th Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Members maintain the Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission Disc Golf Course and participate in community projects such as: Teen Court, ArtSplash, City of Sioux City events, and others that may arise throughout the year.
The Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission is sponsored by the City of Sioux City, Iowa, in cooperation with Growing Community Connections.