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Speakers urge Sunnyvale to create nonvoting youth seats on commissions, call for better outreach
Summary
Commissioners and public speakers asked Sunnyvale leaders to add nonvoting youth seats on city boards and commissions, improve youth outreach and onboarding, and explore joint meetings; the city attorney said the charter will need review and no formal vote was taken.
At a Sunnyvale City Council meeting, commissioners and public speakers urged the council to create nonvoting youth seats on city boards and commissions and to institutionalize outreach to high school students.
The request came from commissioners and students who said current rules that require commission members to be registered voters exclude many young people. "So many commissions require members to be registered voters," said a public commenter, Nela R, adding that "youth perspectives and participation is omitted from these commissions." Jeff Nadlin, chair of the Sustainability Commission, presented seven recommendations…
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