§ 2-2061. Duties and responsibilities of the Youth Commission.

The Youth Commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)

Foster increased youth involvement in the affairs of County government;

(b)

Study problems and hold forums on issues, activities and concerns of youth in the County;

(c)

Comment upon existing or proposed legislation, ordinances, resolutions and policies that impact the youth in Miami-Dade County;

(d)

Present methods to resolve youth-related conflicts between youth and between youth and adults;

(e)

Recommend the implementation of community programs to improve the lives of youth;

(f)

Monitor programs and policies that affect youth to ensure that they are achieving the intended results;

(g)

Work with other youth organizations in the County and other cities, counties, states and countries to collaborate on shared issues and interests and to develop new ideas for programs;

(h)

Submit to the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners an annual report of the activities of the Commission in the month of May prior to the end of the regular school year;

(i)

Serve as the Violence Intervention Program representative for their respective school, as permitted by the Miami-Dade County Public School System;

(j)

Facilitate an annual Youth Summit in conjunction with the Juvenile Services Department and the South Florida Youth Advisory Board; and

(k)

Utilize social networking sites and/or technology to engage and inform the youth of their community of important County activities.

(l)

Participate in a workshop which will introduce the Youth Commission members to a County Commission agenda process, a mock county commission meeting, the role of the officials who appoint them and the County Attorney, at a minimum.

(m)

The member of the Youth Commission appointed by the Mayor shall be designated as a member of the South Florida Workforce Youth Advisory Council.

(n)

Subject to available funding, the Youth Commission may carry out programming, educational functions, events, travel-related activities and fundraising activities in connection with or to support Youth Commission events, subject to approval of the County Mayor or the County Mayor's designee.

Additionally, each member of the Youth Commission is to meet with the official who appointed the Youth Commission member on a quarterly basis or at the discretion of the appointing official, as is mutually convenient for the Youth Commission member and appointing official to discuss teen and community issues of concern to them.

(Ord. No. 10-05, § 2, 1-21-10; Ord. No. 14-39, § 1, 4-8-14)