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Section 1 The Town shall have a Youth Commission which shall make recommendations
to the Board of Selectmen on matters pertaining to the youth of the Town which the
Commission selects and on such matters as the Board of Selectmen may request, and
shall make recommendations on all proposals and requests for appropriations by the
Town for youth services and facilities, excluding only those proposals presented by
the School Committee The Commission will direct its work towards producing a
better understanding of the youth needs and problems, and will strive to provide
the Town with numerous youth related activities
Section 2 Members of the Commission shall be appointed in June each year by the
Board of Selectmen upon recommendation by a selection committee (of Youth Commmis-
sion members) Members of the Commission shall be as follows
Nine Lexington Public School students (one student from each
Junior High School and six members from the Senior High School
with a minimum of one member from each class at the High School
Seven adult members, including two members from general
government
The Commission will submit a list of twelve adult member
nominees for the guidance of the Selectmen
Section 3 (A) The Commission shall, as soon as possible after the annual appointment
of new members to the Commission, meet for the purpose of organization. The Com-
mission shall make rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep accurate
records of its meetings and actions which shall be reported in writing to the Board
of Selectmen The Commission shall elect a six member Executive Committee, which
shall carry on the day to day business of the Commission The Executive Committee
should consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and three other members, all
to be elected by and from the entire Commission The Commission may hold public
meetings and invite any Town officer, employee, citizen or person to attend and to
give such information as he may have which will assist the Commission upon any public
matter coming before it for consideration The entire Commission shall be called to
meet monthly A quorum shall consist of ten members All meetings shall be open to
the public and subject to the open meeting law
Section 3 (B) The Commission shall rely on the work of subcommittees to carry out
its responsibilities (note section 4) The subcommittees shall consist of both
Youth Commission members and non-members
Section 4 The Commission shall assume responsibilities such as to prepare a
comprehensive Town-wide inventory of youth programs, services and facilities and
continually review this inventory; identify the problems and needs of the youth of
the Town, evaluate the capacity of the existing programs, services and facilities
to deal with the changing needs of the youth of the Town, promote communication
between youth, parents and groups concerned with youth, serve as an information
source for all provide an open forum for public discussion of new programs supply
leadership for community needs which are not being met by existing organizations
promote programs which are designed to stimulate understanding of the problems of
youth, or other unspecified activities which may be significant for the youth of
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Section 5 The Commission shall prepare, publish and distribute to the Town
Meeting each year a report of the acitivities of the Commission and the Com-
mission's recommendations on all proposals and requests for appropriations for
youth services and facilities, excluding only those proposals presented by the
School Committee
Adopted 1972
Revised 1973; 1975; 1976
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