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The Mission of the Waco Youth Council is to provide Waco's youth with an active role in addressing community issues and to serve as a voice for youth in all aspects of the community.
Purpose:
a) To define specific ways to address community issues as they arise through the development of goals and objectives and recommended actions.
b) To encourage and promote the education of youth regarding city government and the importance of citizen input, participation, and responsibility.
c) To assist and advise the mayor, city council, and city departments and to schedule meetings with the mayor, city council and city staff on an as needed basis.
d) To conduct surveys, studies, forums, seminars, workshops, special events, and awards as appropriate.
e) To serve as youth ambassadors for the City of Waco.
Meetings
Regular meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Activities
The Youth Council also participates in other activities, meetings
and community service projects in addition to their regular meeting
schedule.
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2006-2007 Youth Council
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Membership
The Waco Youth Council Commission consists of 17-25 members. Members
are eligible for multiple terms. Memberships of the Youth Council
will be representative of the age, genders, and ethnicity of the
youth of Waco, and will represent a balance of geographical areas
of the City of Waco.
Membership of the Youth Council will attempt to be composed of
at least one representative from each of the high schools with Waco
residents as attendants.
Organization
The Waco Youth Council has been formally in existence since 1999 and serves as a Youth Advisory Board to the Waco City Council.
Waco Youth Council
P O Box 2570
Waco TX 76702-2570
phone: (254) 750-8018
fax: (254) 750-8087
email - Earl Stinett
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