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Mayor recognizes mayor's youth council for mental-health fair and city job-shadow program
Summary
City youth council members described job-shadow placements across city departments and launched a new mental-health fair at the public library; council presented certificates and encouraged youth workforce engagement.
Members of the mayor's youth council presented briefly to the council and described year-long initiatives including a newly created mental-health fair at the public library, multiple workshops and job-shadow placements with departments such as police, fire, HR and corporate counsel. Josephine Nake, mayor's youth council president, summarized the group's focus on homelessness prevention, beautification and mental-health programming.
Mayor thanked the youth council, presented certificates and invited members to continue engaging with city government and workforce pipelines. Several council members praised the program as a way to build future civic leaders and connect high school students to municipal careers.
Next steps: council and city staff encouraged continued partnership and welcomed youth back for future meetings and workforce-development activities.
