There is hereby created and established the Farmington City youth city council (FYCC) within the city for the purpose of initiating, recommending, planning and implementing activities and programs authorized by the city council which promote and enhance youth citizenship and volunteerism within Farmington City. All activities and programs of the Farmington City youth city council shall be supervised by one or more duly appointed adult advisors and conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by ordinance or resolution of the city council. The mayor of the city may appoint and remove adult youth advisors to assist with efforts of the FYCC.
A. Members: All members must reside within the Farmington City limits and must be in at least the ninth grade. Members will be selected by vote of the current FYCC according to the applicant's qualifications and the needs of the FYCC. Members are sworn in during a city council meeting. Members may continue to serve until March 1 of their senior year unless disqualified, and, and lose their voting status once new officers and members have been selected and sworn in.
B. Officers: The members of the FYCC shall appoint members of the FYCC to the positions of youth mayor, director of volunteerism, historian, treasurer, and secretary. In the absence of the youth mayor, the other officers listed may serve as acting youth mayor in the order listed.
C. Bylaws: The FYCC shall adopt bylaws to govern the functions of the FYCC. Amendments to the bylaws may be made by the FYCC by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of FYCC members, and must also be approved by the City Council before they are effective. (Ord. 2012-18, 5-15-2012; amd. Ord. 2024-07, 1-16-2024)