(a) There is hereby created the youth commission, which shall be an advisory body of 15 members. Each city council member shall appoint one member to the commission. The mayor shall appoint the chair, and the full city council shall appoint the vice-chair.
(b) All members shall be appointed for an initial term to expire on September 30, 2017. Subsequent appointments will be made in September of each odd-numbered year for a two-year term beginning on October 1.
(c) Each member of the commission must:
(1) either:
(A) be enrolled as a full-time student in grades nine through 12 at a public or private school that accepts students who reside within the city of Dallas; or
(B) be a home-schooled student, as that term is defined in Chapter 29 of the Texas Education Code, entitled to attend public school within the city of Dallas; and
(2) be no younger than 14 years of age and no older than 19 years of age at the time of appointment; and
(3) reside within the district for which the member is appointed.
(d) A member is not required to fulfill the qualifications for board service in Chapter 8 of the Dallas City Code except that the member must:
(1) have been a resident of the city for at least six months prior to the date of appointment; and
(2) not be in arrears on any obligations owed to the city.
(e) The commission must meet at least once each month and may hold additional meetings at the call of the chair. (Ord. 29920)