HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-11-YAC-bylaws.pdf November, 1972
BY-LAWS FOR LEXINGTON YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
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 apporporations by the Town for youth ser-
vices and facilities, excluding only those proposals presented by the
School Committee.
Section 2 Members of the Commission shall be appointed in April each
year by the Board of Selectmen for a term of one year except that members
shall continue in office until their successors have been duly appointed
and qualified. Members of the Commission shall be as follows a member
of the Board of Selectmen, a member of the School Committee, a member of
the Recreation Committee, and the Chief of Police, or their designee; one
from the Executive Board of the Town Meeting Members' Association; one
from the Council of Congregations (to be clergymen); three Lexington Public 1
Schools teachers; nine Lexington Public Schools students; ten from among
nominees received by the Board of Selectmen annually from organizations of
and for young people, no more than one member to be appointed from any one
organization.
Section 3. The Commission shall , as soon as possible after the annual
appointment of new members to the Commission, meet for the purpose of
organization. The Commission 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 Com-
mission shall elect a seven-member Executive Committee, which Committee I
shall carry on the day-to-day business of the Commission. The Commission
shall elect its Chairman from among the members of the Executive Committee,
who shall also serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Com-
mission 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 pp
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; indentify the pro-
blems and needs of the youth of the town; evaluate the capacity of the
existing programs, services and facilities to deal with the changing needs i
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 the Town.
Section 5 The Commission shall prepare, publish and distribute to the Town
Meeting each year a report of the activities of the Commission and the
Commission's recommendations on all proposals and requests for appropriations
for youth services and facilities, excluding only those proposals presented
by the School Committee.