Ord 2022-019 Title 1, Chapter 1-3 Boards and Commissions, Article 13 Youth Advisory Commission (YAC), 1-3-1300 Memberships, to add Alternates

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2022 - 019 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-3-1300 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION WHEREAS, Section 350 Boards and Commissions of Article III of the Charter of the City of San Leandro authorizes the Council to create, consolidate, reorganize, and rename boards and commissions; and WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Municipal Code to clarify the District representation of Youth Advisory Commission members, their terms of office, and allow for the provision of Alternate Commissioners on the San Leandro Youth Advisory Commission; and WHEREAS, providing for Alternate Commissioners on the Youth Advisory Commission would increase participation by youth residents in the City's civic life, aid in their personal, educational, and professional development, and would help to move questions and issues important to the City's youth; and WHEREAS, the providing for Alternate Commissioners on the Youth Advisory Commission would maximize community engagement opportunities by promoting Commission meeting attendance and reducing causes for meeting cancellations. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. San Leandro Municipal Code section 1-3-1300 is amended to read as follows (additions in underline; replacements in double underline; deletions in str4leugl3) : 1-3-1300 MEMBERSHIP a The Youth Advisory Commission shall consist of twenty-one (21) members. Members shall be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year of secondary education at the time of their appointment. (b) The Mayor may nominate and the City Council may gppoint additional at -large members as alternate members. Alternate members shall attend meetings and shall sit as a member when a regular member is absent. Alternate members who attend meetings shall not count towards establishing_ quorum, unless they sit in the absence of a regular member. When an alternate member is seated upon the absence of a regular member, their vote shall be counted for any action. All alternate member votes made without sitting in the absence of a regular member shall be taken as advisory votes to the Commission.