(A) The provisions of § 33.02 of the town code shall not be applicable to the Council.
(B) The Council shall have seven regular Council members and up to four alternate Council members. The alternate Council members may serve at the discretion of the Staff Advisor in the absence of one or more regular Council members.
(C) The term of office for the regular and alternate members shall commence upon July 1 of each year and shall be for three years or until the regular or alternate member is no longer a high school or college student residing within the Payson Justice Court District, whichever occurs first.
(D) Every member of the Council shall be appointed by the Staff Advisor in consultation with the Town Council liaison, if applicable, and approved by the Mayor and Town Council.
(E) The Council shall elect a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and a Secretary at its first meeting following July 1 of each year.
(F) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall preside over the Advisory Youth Council's meetings. In the event that both the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson are absent from a meeting, the Staff Advisor shall select a Chairperson Pro Tempore, who shall perform the duties of the Chairperson for that meeting.
(G) Regular and alternate members.
(1) Regular members of the Council shall reside within the Payson Justice Court District and be either a high school or college student.
(2) Alternate members of the Council shall reside within the Payson Justice Court District and be either a middle school, high school or college student.
(H) The Staff Advisor shall have the right and power to remove any Council member, with or without cause, upon approval by the Mayor and Council. A Council member who has three or more consecutive unexcused absences shall be deemed to have vacated his or her appointment without further action by the Staff Advisor or the Mayor and Council, and such vacancy shall be filled pursuant to division (D) above.
(I) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT. A person who is currently enrolled at any public, private, or charter school, or a student meeting the requirements for home schooling as defined in A.R.S. § 15-802,who is studying at the sixth through eighth grade level.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. A person under the age of 19 who is currently enrolled at any public, private, or charter high school, or a student meeting the requirements for home schooling as defined in A.R.S. § 15-802 at the high school level.
COLLEGE STUDENT. A person under the age of 23 years of age who is currently enrolled at an accredited college or university and taking at least 12 credit hours per semester.
(Res. 2292, passed 8-2-07; Ord. 722, passed 8-2-07; Am. Res. 2536, passed 1-7-10; Am. Ord. 774, passed 1-7-10; Am. Ord. 797, passed 2-17-11; Am. Ord. 819, passed 1-19-12; Am. Ord. 842, passed 1-23-14)