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North Miami youth council proposes nonvoting 'youth alternate' seats on city boards
Summary
Members of the North Miami Youth Council on May 5 voted to develop a legislative item proposing nonvoting youth alternate members on city boards to give young people more time to ask questions and provide feedback; the group also discussed a small scholarship pilot, shadow days and next steps to present the item to the council on May 28.
The North Miami Youth Council met virtually on May 5 and agreed to develop a draft ordinance that would allow nonvoting "youth alternate" members to sit on city advisory boards such as the planning commission and parks and recreation commission.
S1, a staff member advising the council, described the proposal as a legislative change that would permit a youth alternate to "sit in, participate, learn, and speak" on issues that affect young residents while explicitly barring them from voting. "This member would be on the board, but they cannot vote. However, the member will be able to sit in, participate, learn, and speak on things that they feel would affect the youth," S1 said.
The proposal grew from earlier discussion about youth engagement and a student scholarship pilot. A Youth Council member (S2) had proposed…
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