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Sunnyvale council to study youth seats on boards after surge of student and commissioner support
Summary
Commission chairs and dozens of public speakers, many students, urged the council to pursue reserved youth seats, better outreach and remote participation. Staff will refer options and legal constraints (charter vs. council-created boards; Brown Act/SB 707) to the boards-and-commissions subcommittee for follow-up.
Dozens of student speakers, commission chairs and residents pressed the Sunnyvale City Council on Tuesday to create formal avenues for youth participation in city boards and commissions.
At a joint study session with board and commission chairs, City Clerk David Carnahan said staff is prepared to refer proposals — including reserving nonvoting youth seats, expanding outreach and clarifying excused-absence rules — to the councils boards-and-commissions subcommittee. Carnahan told the meeting that staff had identified follow-up items including new-member…
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