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Sherwood establishes Youth Advisory Board by ordinance after council debate over eligibility
Summary
The Sherwood City Council voted May 6 to adopt Ordinance 2025-003, creating a youth advisory board and specifying residency and enrollment criteria for membership after council discussion about eligibility for homeschooled and out‑of‑city students attending schools in the district.
The Sherwood City Council on May 6 adopted Ordinance 2025-003 to create a Youth Advisory Board and amend Sherwood Municipal Code chapter 2.08. The ordinance passed by roll call at the council’s second public hearing on the matter.
City staff member Sebastian presented the ordinance and described revisions made after prior council feedback and to satisfy statute requirements for ordinance captions. The updated language removes references to the type of school and explicitly allows Sherwood residents and individuals who attend school within the Sherwood School District boundary to serve.
Councilors questioned the eligibility language, seeking clarification about students who are homeschooled, attend charter or private schools, graduate early, or live outside Sherwood but attend schools inside the district. One councilor asked whether homeschooled students retain a grade designation for eligibility; Sebastian and other councilors agreed enrollment (including homeschool or charter enrollment) was intended. Another councilor said he would not want to appoint a student who lives in Tualatin and does not attend school inside the Sherwood School District.
After discussion, a member read the caption and moved to adopt the ordinance. Sylvia conducted a roll-call vote: Councilor Giles — yes; Councilor Scott — aye; Councilor Mayes — sure; Councilor Stankey — aye; Councilor Brause — aye; Council President Young — aye; Mayor Tim Rosner — affirmative. The motion passed.
Councilors noted that the council will review and approve appointments to the new board in the usual manner and that practical eligibility questions (for example, homeschool enrollment or recent graduation) would be considered during the appointment process. No written public testimony was received at the hearing.
