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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 9/9/2024 Item No.: 7.c. Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Appoint Youth Commissioner to Equity and Inclusion Commission 1 2 Background 3 It has been customary for the City Council to appoint youth representatives to serve on various advisory 4 commissions. Chapter 201 of the city code allows the Council to appoint up to two (2) additional 5 residents of the city who are the age of 18 or under and enrolled in high school to serve one-year terms 6 on a commission as youth commissioners. Youth commissioner terms expire on July 31 of each year. 7 8 Additionally, in August, 2022, Council updated the code language to remove "ex-officio" from the youth 9 commissioner role, and allow youth to decide if they wanted to be a voting member of the commission. 10 Youth are required to fill out an application, and as part of the application they are asked if they are 11 seeking voting rights. If they are, the youth applicant must have their parent or guardian approve and 12 sign the application agreeing to allow the youth to vote. 13 14 Staff has received applications from the following students for the Equity and Inclusion Commission: 15 Gwen Goedken - seeking voting rights 16 Anica Barze - seeking voting rights 17 18 The applications have been signed by the parent/guardian granting permission for the youth applicants 19 to be a voting member. 20 21 Youth commissioners are appointed to one-year terms and may be reappointed for up to 3 terms as long 22 as they meet the age, enrollment and residency requirements. 23 24 Policy Objectives 25 The city's Appointment and Reappointment policy outlines the notification and selection process for 26 advisory commissions. The intent is to establish a fair and open notification and selection process that 27 encourages all Roseville residents to apply for appointments. In addition, the city's Strategic Racial 28 Equity Action Plan (SREAP) has identified diversifying city commissions as a high impact area of focus. 29 Diverse policymakers and advisors are key to serving residents and other customers with excellence. 30 Having youth commissioners as part of advisory commissions brings unique perspectives and insight to 31 conversations, ideas and recommendations. 32 33 Equity Impact Summary 34 Diverse policy-makers and policy advisors are key to serving residents and other customers with 35 excellence. The role of appointed boards, commissions, and councils is to advise the Mayor and Council 36 on city policies and practices. By ensuring that diversity across all segments of our population are 37 represented, the city increases its access to great ideas, strengthens innovation and problem-solving, 38 and ensures we are representing the viewpoints and considerations of all our communities. Page 1 of 2 Qbhf!92!pg!26: