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Supervisor Thomas and the El Dorado County Office of Education recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make appointments and reappointments to the 2022/23 El Dorado County Youth Commission as follows:
a) District 1: Lauryn Sumimoto/Oak Ridge High School (Returning) and Mahee Haswani/Oak Ridge High School (Returning);
b) District 2: Grace Lawson/Ponderosa High School (Returning) and Katie Malleo/Ponderosa High School (New);
c) District 3: Lucas Johnston/El Dorado High School (Returning), Wrenna Potter/El Dorado High School (New) and Sophia Sumimoto/Oak Ridge High School (New);
d) District 4: Avery Sheridan/Charter University Prep (Returning) and Zofia Bradford/Golden Sierra High School (Returning);
e) District 5: Emilia Delmolino/El Dorado High School (Returning) and Macy Little/El Dorado High School (Returning); and
f) Clerk of the Board: Kara Chavez/Oak Ridge High School (New); and
2) Announce the Youth Commission's annual Job Shadow Day during the Board of Supervisor's Meeting held on November 8, 2022.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On February 10, 2004, the Board of Supervisors, in coordination with the University of California Cooperative Extension, created the El Dorado County Youth Commission. Oversight of the Commission transferred to the El Dorado County Office of Education in 2011 as the objectives of the Commission aligned more closely with the programs within the Office of Education’s purview.
The purpose of the Youth Commission is to collect all information relevant to advising the Board of Supervisors on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets concerning the children and youth of El Dorado County.
Some of the duties of the Commission include identifying the concerns and needs of the children and youth of El Dorado County; examining existing social, economic, educational, and recreational programs for children and youth; developing and proposing plans that support or improve such programs; and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors through their Board Liaison or their appointing Board member. Another function of the Commission is to identify the unmet needs of El Dorado County’s children and youth through personal contact with these young people, school officials, church leaders, and others; and hold public forums in which both youth and adults are encouraged to participate.
The Commission is invited each November to participate in a “Shadow Day” with the Board of Supervisors. This annual event provides the Commissioners a chance to not only see local government up close, but also gives them the opportunity to be a part of the “Board” to hear agenda items, ask questions and give their feedback to those presenting to the Board of Supervisors. The Commission also provides an annual Report to the Board of Supervisors by June each year which includes the Commission’s activities, goals and accomplishments of the past year.
The purpose of today’s board item is to seat the 2022/23 Youth Commission.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to appoint this year’s Commissioners, which would affect the Youth Commission’s ability to serve the youth of El Dorado County.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
Legistar #20-1321-item #5, October 6, 2020
Legistar #21-1537-item #13, September 28, 2021
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
El Dorado County Office of Education
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Update the El Dorado County Youth Commission webpage with this year’s Commissioners.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Good Governance
CONTACT
Supervisor Wendy Thomas