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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 8/11/2025 Item No.: 7.c. Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Appoint Youth Commissioners to Various Commissions 1 2 Background 3 It has been customary for the City Council to appoint youth representatives to serve on 4 various advisory commissions. Chapter 201 of the city code allows the Council to appoint 5 up to two (2) additional residents of the city who are the age of 18 or under and enrolled in 6 high school to serve one-year terms on a commission as youth commissioners. Youth 7 commissioner terms expire on July 31 of each year. 8 9 Additionally, in August 2022, the Council updated the code language to remove "ex-officio" 10 from the youth commissioner role, and allow youth to decide if they wanted to be a voting 11 member of the commission. Youth are required to fill out an application, and as part of the 12 application they are asked if they are seeking voting rights. If they are, the youth applicant 13 must have their parent or guardian approve and sign the application agreeing to allow the 14 youth to vote. 15 16 Staff have received an application from Aldous Bergquist for the Finance Commission as a 17 non-voting member. Staff has also received an application from Sofia Salinas-Ruiz for the 18 Equity and Inclusion Commission as a voting member. The application has been signed by 19 the parent/guardian granting permission for the youth applicant to be a voting member. If 20 Council chooses to appoint a youth commissioner, the youth commissioner term would end 21 July 31, 2026. Youth commissioners may be reappointed for up to 3 terms as long as they 22 meet the age, enrollment and residency requirements. 23 24 Policy Objectives 25 The city's Appointment and Reappointment policy outlines the notification and selection 26 process for advisory commissions. The intent is to establish a fair and open notification and 27 selection process that encourages all Roseville residents to apply for appointments. In 28 addition, the city's Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP) has identified diversifying 29 city commissions as a high impact area of focus. Diverse policymakers and advisors are 30 key to serving residents and other customers with excellence. Having youth commissioners 31 as part of advisory commissions brings unique perspectives and insight to conversations, 32 ideas and recommendations. 33 34 Equity Impact Summary 35 Diverse policy-makers and policy advisors are key to serving residents and other 36 customers with excellence. The role of appointed boards, commissions, and councils is to Page 1 of 2 Qbhf!62!pg!286