SIOUX CITY MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION
The mission of the Sioux City 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 learn and experience leadership and increase their knowledge and skills.
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Youth participate in service and volunteer activities thereby feeling they have made a positive contribution to their community.
MEMBERSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
The membership consists of students in grades 9-12 from Sioux City high schools.
Any 9th or 10th grader enrolled in a Sioux City public or parochial high school, or 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 Sioux City 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 and their parents/guardians must complete an application by October 31st which shall be approved and appointed by the City Council from recommendations made by Growing Community Connections.
TERMS
Students may serve on the Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission for a term not to exceed three (3) years. Terms shall commence on January 1st and terminate on December 31st of the student’s senior year. All new appointees shall be at least a 9th grader/freshman, and not yet an eleventh grader/junior for the school year in the year of their appointment. The Mayor’s Youth Commission Executive Council will review app0lications 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 MYC Executive Council.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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 or who have served as a Young Ambassador for at least two (2) years, and who are selected by their peers. The duties of the Executive Council are to elect officers annually, approve bylaw changes, and make an oral presentation annually to the City Council to update it on all Mayor’s Youth Commission activities. The Executive Council shall meet monthly during the school year. Members shall attend a set number of meetings/activities during the calendar year and shall follow the Good Conduct Policy. Meetings are held generally on the first Monday of the month from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 405 6th Street, Lower-Level Conference Room, Sioux City, Iowa. Current members of the Youth Commission may apply for its Executive Council in October of each year.
FULL MYC
The full Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission group meets generally on the third Monday of the month during the school year from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 405 6th Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Members shall attend a set number of meetings/activities during the calendar year and shall follow the Good Conduct Policy. Members participate in a variety of community projects that arise throughout the year.