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Council amends rules to create youth council liaison, not a city-run youth commission
Summary
Newcastle City Council on Sept. 16 amended its operating policies to create a youth-council liaison role instead of a council-appointed youth commission, voting 5-1 to adopt Resolution 2025-1057.
The Newcastle City Council on Sept. 16 adopted Resolution 2025-1057, amending council operating policies to establish a youth-council liaison role rather than a city-run youth commission. The resolution passed on a 5-1 vote.
City manager staff and legal counsel recommended the liaison approach after a presentation on Aug. 19 proposing a youth council. The staff presentation said making the youth body an independent community organization with a council liaison avoids automatic Open Public Meetings Act and…
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