2023-20 - Authorize Amendment to Youth Council Bylaws

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Section 5. Duration. The Council will operate from the middle of August through June Section 6. Applicants. Applicants will be inaugurated at the first meeting of the year and elections will be at the end of every expiring term. a. Applications for membership on the Council shall open following the final meeting of the council in June. b. Applications will be collected and reviewed and interviews scheduled during the first meeting in August. c. Applicants will be inaugurated no later than October. Article III: Election and Duties of Officers of the Council Section 1. Elections. Section 2. Duties of Officers. a. The Chair will preside over the meetings of the Council, with the same powers and duties as the other members, with voting, but no veto power. The affairs of the Council will be under the general direction of the Chair. The Chair will seek to guide the work of the Council in ways that build consensus among Council partners and members. The Chair will call the meetings to order promptly at the hour for holding such meetings. b. The Chair can appoint ad -hoc committees to address specific issues, c. The Vice -Chair, in the absence or disability of the Chair, and while acting as Chair, will be invested with all the authority and duties of the Chair. d. In the absence of the Chair and Vice -Chair, then Secretary, then Vice -Secretary, will preside over the meeting and, while acting as Chair, will be invested will all the authority and duties of the Chair. e. The Secretary is responsible for recording all meeting minutes, attendance, and creating sign -in sheets for events hosted by the Youth Council. The Secretary will keep a record of votes when Council votes. f. The Vice -Secretary, in the absence of disability of the Secretary, and while acting as Secretary, will be invested with all the authority and duties of the Secretary.