HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 5180ORDINANCE NO. 5 1 G 0
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.60 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE
BAKERSFIELD YOUTH COMMISSION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2.60 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Chapter 2.60 Bakersfield Youth Commission
Sections:
2.60.010
Creation and purpose.
2.60.020
Application process.
2.60.030
Qualifications of commission members.
2.60.040
Appointment of commission members.
2.60.050
Term of office.
2.60.060
Compensation/funding.
2.60.010 Creation and purpose.
The City of Bakersfield ("City") creates the Bakersfield youth commission
("commission"). The purpose of the youth commission is to engage local youth in
matters pertaining to municipal policies, programs, and projects. The youth
commission shall consist of eight regular and eight alternate members. The City
Council appoints the City manager, or designee, as the coordinator of the youth
commission.
2.60.020 Application process.
Applications for the youth commission are available at the City clerk's office and
require one letter of recommendation from a teacher, advisor, counselor, or
coach.
2.60.030 Qualifications of commission members.
Members and alternates must meet all the following qualifications to be
appointed to the youth commission:
Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.60-Bakersfield Youth Commission.
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A. Be enrolled in a high school within City limits or a resident of the City and
enrolled in a high school within the Greater Bakersfield Area (meant to allow for
qualification of students/high schools within County pockets of the City); and
B. Have a grade point average in the proximity of a 3.0; and
C. Not an immediate family member of a City councilmember or the mayor.
2.60.040 Appointment of commission members.
During the August City Council meeting each City councilmember and the mayor
shall appoint a regular member and alternate member to the youth commission.
2.60.050 Term of office.
A. Members and alternates are appointed to a one-year term commencing in
September and terminating in August each calendar year with the possibility of
reappointment. No member or alternate shall be eligible to serve more than four
years.
B. In the event a member resigns, the alternate shall assume the position for the
remainder of the term.
C. Any member or alternate maybe removed from the youth commission by the
City Council.
2.60.060 Compensation/funding.
There is no monetary compensation for serving on the youth commission;
however, members and alternates widely benefit by participating in active
leadership roles, networking amongst civil leaders, making a difference in the
community, and developing critical skills to solve real -world problems.
The youth commission will be funded by City Council as is reasonably necessary
to implement the goals and objectives of engaging and empowering local
youth.
Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.60-Bakersfield Youth Commission.
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SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted,
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
AUG 2 8 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY,R
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NOES: COUNCILMEMBER:
AB COUNCILMEMBER:
CABSE - COUNCILMEMBER: Kau-- -
J LIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
By:
KAF&N GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By:
ELIZABETH VILLANUEVA
Deputy City Attorney
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Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.60-Bakersfield Youth Commission.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
County of Kern )ss.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield; and that on the 3rd day of September 2024 she posted on the
Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following:
Ordinance No. 5180, passed by the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held
on the 28'h day of August 2024 and entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.60 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE BAKERSFIELD YOUTH COMMISSION.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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