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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable City Council
ITEM 9.A.
CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Administrative Services Director /City Clerk
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk 17 ,
May 21, 2008 (CC Meeting of 6/17/09)
Consider Teen Council Appointments
BACKGROUND
On June 30, 2009, the current appointment period for the Teen Council will expire.
Recruitment for applicants closed on May 8, 2009. A total of fourteen (14) applications
were received from the following individuals and were provided to Council under
separate cover:
Seventh Grade
Andrew Austin - Mesa Verde Middle School
Eighth Grade
Kelly Cole - Chaparral Middle School
Ninth Grade
Tanner Burnettte- McGrath - Moorpark High
Trevor Sherman - Moorpark High
Tenth Grade
*Katie Aamoth - Moorpark High
John Butzer - Moorpark High
Eleventh Grade
Jasmin Alexander - Moorpark High
Tyler Cherry - Moorpark High
**Alyssa Dersahagian - Moorpark High
* *Katherine O'Tousa - Moorpark High
*Tyler Peterson - Moorpark High
Twelfth Grade
*Nadia Barakat - Moorpark High
Brooke Fenski - Moorpark High
**Amanda Schaible - Moorpark High
* Served on Teen Council 6/2008 - 6/2009 (1 year served)
** Served on Teen Council 6/2007 - 6/2009 (2 years served)
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Honorable City Council
Teen Council Appointments
June 17, 2009, Regular Meeting
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DISCUSSION
Teen Council Membership and organization requirements are included in Resolution
No. 2009 -2811 as follows:
All appointments to the Teen Council shall be made by the Mayor of the City of
Moorpark, with approval of the City Council, consistent with the adopted Council
policy on procedure for appointments (Policy 2.2). The Teen Council shall
consist of no less than seven (7) and no more than eleven (11) members, with a
goal of having a minimum of one (1) representative from each grade level from
7th grade to 12th grade.
All representatives must be City of Moorpark residents and must be enrolled in
school. Special attention should be given to insure that all middle schools and
high schools in Moorpark have some representation on the Teen Council.
Representatives would typically be limited to not serving more than a total of
three years on the Teen Council to allow more teens the opportunity to serve as
a Teen Council representative.
The Council's adopted procedure for appointments (Policy 2.2 (9.) in Resolution 2009-
2811) 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 to end on June 30, 2010.
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