(A) The Board shall consist of nine (9) student members and three (3) adult non-voting advisory members appointed by the City Council.
(1) Student members.
(a) Every student member shall have resided within the limits of the City of Palm Bay for a period of one (1) year prior to appointment and must remain a resident throughout his or her term.
(b) Every student member must be currently enrolled in a public or private school (including Florida's Virtual School) or shall be registered with the Brevard County School District as an approved home-school student.
(c) Every student member shall have successfully completed the eighth (8th) grade and shall have neither graduated from high school nor reached his or her nineteenth (19th) birthday.
(d) The City Council shall attempt to ensure a distributive representation of students from various public and private high schools.
(e) Student members shall be required to receive two (2) letters recommending the student for service on the Youth Advisory Board from two (2) adults, i.e., neighbor, principal, dean, guidance counselor, pastor, coach, teacher, employer, or any other adult the Board may deem acceptable.
(2) Adult advisory members.
(a)
Every advisory member shall be an adult twenty-four (24) years of age or older.
(b) Every advisory member shall have resided within the limits of the City of Palm Bay for a period of one (1) year prior to appointment and must remain a resident throughout his or her term.
(c) Every advisory member must demonstrate an interest in local government and in working with youth to expand their knowledge of the political process and community activities.
(d) Every advisory member shall be fingerprinted and successfully clear a background screening to ensure his or her suitability for working with young people and shall adhere to any policies and procedures promulgated by the city which govern the supervision and interaction with youth. The City Manager shall be the authority to determine the advisory member's suitability for working with young people.
(e) Adult advisory members are non-voting members and shall have no voting authority on any issue.
(f) Adult advisory members serve at the pleasure of the City Council and any adult advisory member may be removed with or without cause by a majority of the City Council at any time.
(3) Council liaison. The Youth Advisory Board shall have one (1) member of the City Council who shall act as a liaison. The Council liaison shall be a non-voting member of the Youth Advisory Board.
(4) School Board liaison. The Youth Advisory Board shall have one (1) member of the Brevard County School Board who shall act as a liaison. The School Board liaison shall be a non-voting member of the Youth Advisory Board.
(B) Appointments. Each councilmember shall have one (1) student member appointment, and a majority of Council shall select the four (4) at-large student members. A majority of Council shall select the three (3) adult Board members. The members shall be selected by using the City Council's process for filling board positions.
(C) Terms.
(1)
Members of the Youth Advisory Board shall serve a term of two years.
(2) Members may be reappointed by the City Council to continue serving on the Board.
(D) Absences/vacancies.
(1) Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointments are required to be made. Appointments to fill any vacancy on the Board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(2) The position of any member who fails to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings or a total of five (5) meetings of any type within a twelve (12) month period, shall automatically forfeit his or her appointment. The Chairperson shall notify the Office of the City Clerk of any vacancy, at which time the process to fill the vacancy shall be implemented.
(3) The position of any member who ceases to meet the qualifications of this section, shall automatically be vacated.
(Ord. 2018-69, passed 1-3-19; Am. Ord. 2022-38, passed 3-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-53, passed 5-19-22)