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Severance council selects inaugural youth council, agrees in concept to expand membership
Summary
Severance Town Council appointed five initial members to its new Youth Council and voted in concept to expand the body from five to nine members, directing staff to draft an ordinance amendment for the next meeting. Four additional appointees were named as preferences and would become voting members only if the amendment is adopted.
Severance — The Severance Town Council on Oct. 14 appointed the town's first five youth council members and signaled unanimous support in concept for expanding the youth council from five appointed members to nine, with three alternates.
Mayor Pro Tem Vandermark formally proposed the expansion during the council's discussion of youth-council appointments, saying, "I would like to move to revise our ordinance to include 9 appointed members to the youth council with 3 alternates." Mayor Friess and other council members discussed quorum and the need for public notice before any ordinance change and then signaled support for Vandermark's proposal. "I am in support of your…
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