§ 2-238. Duties and powers of the Board of Directors.

The Board shall have the following duties, functions, powers and responsibilities:

(a)

To serve in an advisory capacity to the Miami-Dade County Commission or any other institution or agency in any matters affecting the rights of young people and to provide the County Commission and other groups with an authoritative source of consolidated information and representative opinion regarding youth and youth concerns.

(b)

To assure that youth have direct input into planning and decision-making in all areas affecting them by the establishment of a youth congress to be comprised of a representative group of young people.

(c)

To assure that youth serving agencies, through their professional staff, are provided a forum for interchange of ideas and problems thereby leading to the development of new and innovative services to youth, the coordination of existing services, and the reduction of duplication and gaps in services to youth.

(Ord. No. 74-35, § 2, 5-21-74)