The County Council believes that a Commission on Children and Youth is necessary to advise the County Council, County Executive, Department of Health and Human Services and the Board of Education, on the development of coordinated community and government policies, programs and services which support children, youth and families. The objectives of the Commission are: To identify the needs of children and youth according to age, location and special services required; to identify all existing services, public and private, available to children, youth and families; to identify those changes in public policy, service delivery, and funding necessary to improve the supporting services available to children, youth and families; and to serve as the community voice for children and youth and to be a forum for discussion with youth. The Commission on Children and Youth should coordinate work with the Commission on Child Care and should not duplicate the work of the Commission on Child Care. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 1988 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)
Editor's note-Section 5 of 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, reads as follows: "Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services."