It shall be the duty of the Commission to promote and further the status, well-being and quality of life for the youth of the city and it shall endeavor to do the following:
(a) Promote and further the needs of the youth of the city by listening, clarifying and prioritizing the needs and making plans to respond to the needs in a comprehensive and effective manner;
(b) Plan, prepare, implement and evaluate programs and activities that respond to the commonly stated priorities;
(c) Integrate and connect young people into the existing programs, opportunities and resources within the community;
(d) Recommend to the city programs which will serve the needs of the youth of the community;
(e) Develop an exceptional skills based leadership program for the high school members of the Commission to prepare them for direct involvement in civic life and service to the community;
(f) Develop an exceptional skills based leadership program for the elementary members of the Commission to prepare them for direct involvement in civic life and service to the community;
(g) Develop an exceptional skills based leadership program for the middle school members of the Commission to prepare them for direct involvement in civic life and service to the community;
(h) Develop an exceptional skills based leadership program for the five- and six-year old kindergarten population members of the Commission to prepare them for direct involvement in civic life and service to the community; and
(i) Develop an exceptional skills based leadership program for the members of the Commission to prepare them for direct involvement in civic life and service to the community that integrates the community’s school-aged children that are involved in home schooling situations into the student peer group that corresponds to their appropriate class and grade.
(Ord. 87-06, passed 12-19-2006)