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CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL City Council Meeting
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FROM: Maureen Benson, City Clerk {
DATE: May 9, 2016 (CC Meeting of 06/15/16) \fi''"
SUBJECT: Consider Appointments to the 2016/17 Teen Council
BACKGROUND
On June 30, 2016, the current term for the Teen Council will expire. Recruitment for
applicants for the 2016/17 Fiscal Year term closed on May 6, 2016, with a total of 16
applications received for consideration.
According to Council Policy 6.7, the Teen Council shall consist of no less than seven (7)
and no more than fifteen (15) members, with a goal of having a minimum of one (1)
representative from each grade level from 7th grade to 12th grade. Applications from the
following individuals were provided to Council under separate cover:
Seventh Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade
None Karam Barakat Connor Nielsen
Melody Espinoza
Caroline Gratke Twelfth Grade
Eighth Grade Delia Hamm Ranesha Harkness
**Jett Landis Brandon Jimenez *Vivek Thiyagarajan
**Daniel Vargas Trisha Khandelwal
Matthew Waters Benjamin Myers
Nicolette Sichmeller
Ninth Grade Saima Siddiqui
None Diana Spencer
"Served on Teen Council 6/2012-6/2013(1 year served)
"Served on Teen Council 6/2015-6/2016(1 year served)
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Honorable City Council
Teen Council Appointments
June 15, 2016, Regular Meeting
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DISCUSSION
All representatives must be City of Moorpark residents and must be enrolled in school.
Special attention should be given to ensure that all middle schools and high schools in
Moorpark have some representation on the Teen Council.
The City Council's adopted procedure for appointments (Policy 2.2 [9.]) in Resolution
(2015-3378) is as follows:
A. The Mayor shall solicit suggested nominees from members of the Council.
B. Prior to making a motion for appointment, the Mayor shall announce the
names of all persons he/she intends to nominate, and in the order to be
nominated, for a board, commission, or committee.
C. The Mayor shall then make a motion putting forth each individual name to be
approved for appointment.
D. A second shall be required.
E. The Council shall vote on each appointment individually.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Make appointments to the Teen Council for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2016,
ending June 30, 2017.
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