HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD424ORDINANCE NO.424
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE,
CHAPTER 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL,BY ADDING ARTICLE 2-14 YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
be
That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL,
amended by adding Article 2-14 YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD,to read as follows:
Section
ARTICLE 2-14
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YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
2-14-1 Creation
2-14-2 Membership and Terms of Office
2-14-3 Salaries and Personal Expenses
2-14-4 Officers
2-14-5 Meetings
2-14-6 Vacancies
2-14-7 Removal of
2-14-8 Duties
2-14-1 Creation
Members
There is hereby established a Youth Advisory Board which shall act solely as
an advisory body to the City Council to promote and develop youth -oriented
programs and services within the City of Apache Junction.
Section 2-14-2 Membership and Terms of Office
A.The Youth Advisory Board shall consist of nine (9)members who shall be
appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.The nine
members shall consist of five (5)juveniles and four (4)adults.Ex
officio members,without voting privileges,may be designated by the Mayor
with the approval of the City Council.
B.The initial appointments of members shall be as follows:Three members
with terms beginning upon their appointment and expiring June 30,1986;
three members with terms beginning upon their appointment and expiring
June 30,1987;and three members with terms beginning upon their
appointment and expiring June 30,1988.Thereafter,Board members
shall serve for a term of three years or until their successors are
duly appointed and qualified,and terms of members shall be so stag-
gered that the terms of no more than three members shall expire in any
one year.Ex officio members shall serve for a term not to exceed one
year.
C.All members shall be residents of the City of Apache Junction.
Section 2-14-3 Salaries and Personal Expenses
Members of the Youth Advisory Board shall receive no salary or other remun-
eration for their services in such capacity and shall not be entitled to
personal expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties
except to the extent,purposes and amount such expense is first authorized
and approved in advance by the City Council.
Section 2-14-4 Officers
The Board shall elect a chairman,vice chairman and secretary from among its
members to serve for a period of one year.The vice chairman shall preside
at meetings in the absence of the chairman.
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Section 2-14-5 Meetings
The Board shall establish a regular meeting day and time and shall meet
at least once each month.Special meetings may be called as required.
All meetings shall be held in compliance with the Open Meeting Act as
provided for in A.R.S.§38-431 as amended.A quorum shall consist of
five (5)voting members for the transaction of all business.
Section 2-14-6 Vacancies
Vacancies shall be filled by the City Council in accordance with Section
2-14-2 for the unexpired term of the affected member.
Section 2-14-7 Removal of Members
Members of the Youth Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Council
and may be removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Council.A member
shall not be absent from any Youth Advisory Board regular meetings for more
than three (3)consecutive times without a reasonable excuse.After the
absence of three consecutive regular meetings,the remaining members of the
Youth Advisory Board shall vote to retain or recommend to the City Council
that the absentee member be relieved of his duties on the Board.
Section 2-14-8 Duties
The Board,through the Superintendent of Community Services,shall make
recommendations to the City Council regarding general policy relating to
youth -oriented services and programs as provided by the City.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any
reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE
I t being necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety of
the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,an emergency is declared to exist and
this ordinance shall become immediately operative and in force from and after
the date of adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER ,1985.
NORMAN S.HILL
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY a
City Clerk
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