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CityofCentervilleJuniorCouncilmemberProgram <br />Overview <br />ThecityofCentervilleestablishedaJuniorCouncilmemberProgramin2021toencouragegreateryouth <br />participationinlocalgovernment.Theprogramallowsahighschoolstudenttobeanactive,participating <br />memberofthecitycouncil.Thejuniorcouncilmemberisrequiredtoattendmonthlycouncilmeetings,work <br />sessions,budgetsessions,andotherspeciallycalledmeetings,asappropriate.Likeothermembersofthe <br />council,thejuniorcouncilmemberisrequiredtotakeapledge,andobservecouncilmeetingrules.At <br />meetings,thejuniorcouncilmemberisseatednexttothecouncilatthedais,andencouragedtoprovide <br />źƓƦǒƷƚƓƒğƷƷĻƩƭĬƩƚǒŭŷƷĬĻŅƚƩĻƷŷĻĭƚǒƓĭźƌ͵ŷĻĭƚǒƓĭźƌŅĻĻƌƭƷŷğƷğƆǒƓźƚƩĭƚǒƓĭźƌƒĻƒĬĻƩ͸ƭƦƩĻƭĻƓĭĻğķķƭ <br />adiversityofperspectives,whichisincrediblyvalued. <br />ApplicationProcess <br />Atthebeginningofeachschoolyear,thecityapproachesthelocalhighschool,makingprincipals,teachers, <br />andstudentsawareoftheJuniorCouncilmemberProgram.Theprogramliaisonfromtheƭĭŷƚƚƌ͸ƭŅğĭǒƌƷǤ <br />selectsaqualifiedcandidatefortheprogram.Schoolstaffinterviewsthecandidateforthejunior <br />councilmemberseat,andputsthecandidateforwardtoserveasanonvotingmemberofthecitycouncil <br />foraperiodofoneyear. <br />Analternateprocess,beingusedinothercommunities,toselectajuniorcouncilmemberistoreceive <br />lettersofinterestfrominterestedjuniorsandseniorsexplainingtheirreason(s)forwantingtoserveonthe <br />citycouncil.Theninterviewsareconductedbyschoolstafforcitycouncil. <br />Guidelines <br />PriorityisgiventoCentervilleresidents,howevercandidatesfromsurroundingcommunitieswillbe <br />consideredwhentherearenolocalapplicants <br />Thejuniorcouncilmemberisrequiredtotakeapledge <br />Regularattendanceatmonthlycouncilmeetings,worksessions,andspecialmeetingsisrequired <br />Allmeetingrulesmustbeobserved <br />Thejuniorcouncilmemberisexpectedtoserveonthecouncilforaperiodofoneyear <br />Thejuniorcouncilmemberisanonvotingmemberofthecouncil <br />Thejuniorcouncilmemberisnotpermittedtoattendexecutive/closedsessionsofthecouncil <br />ProgramEvaluation <br />Attheendofeachoneyearterm,thecouncilevaluatestheJuniorCouncilmemberProgram,and <br />incorporateschangesasneeded.NewapplicationsfortheJuniorCouncilmemberProgramareaccepted <br />eachfall. <br /> <br />