{"id":34056,"date":"2023-07-27T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=34056"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:33:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:33:53","slug":"lakeland-youth-council-now-taking-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/07\/27\/lakeland-youth-council-now-taking-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"LAKELAND YOUTH COUNCIL NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland City Commission recently put plans in place to start a Lakeland Youth Council for the upcoming school year.&nbsp; High school students that are interested can now apply by completing the application located at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakelandgov.net\/boards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lakelandgov.net\/boards<\/a>. Applicants can download the application and email it back to the address on the document (<a href=\"mailto:cityclerk@lakelandgov.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cityclerk@lakelandgov.net<\/a>).&nbsp; All applications must be submitted by August 25, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/download-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34057\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youth Council members must be residents of Lakeland, living inside the corporate limits.&nbsp; Members must be actively enrolled in a public or private high school, 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;through 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade. Members shall be appointed for two-year terms except those that enter in the 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade, their term will terminate upon the student\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Youth Council will consist of up to 15 students who are appointed by the Mayor and City Commission.&nbsp; Each Commission member may nominate two students each to the Youth Council. The Mayor or any other City Commissioner may nominate a third student to establish the 15-member council.&nbsp;&nbsp; The nominees will be confirmed through a majority vote by the City Commission with Commissioner Stephanie Madden serving as the City Commission liaison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madden said, \u201cThe Lakeland Youth Council is an opportunity for students to represent the voices of their peers, engage with their local government, and learn valuable leadership skills.&nbsp; It is my hope that our Lakeland Youth Council members will inspire action that makes Lakeland shine even brighter, and that through this program we can cultivate a new generation of civic leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many municipalities have similar youth councils that meet on a regular basis to discuss issues and community services that impact younger citizens. The Lakeland Youth Council will be set-up to make recommendations to the City Commission on issues of special interest to high-school aged community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youth Council members once appointed will attend a mandatory retreat on September 9, 2023, and then they will be sworn-in at the September 18, 2023, City Commission meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023 Lakeland Youth Council Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Applications Due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retreat*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Commission Swearing In*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meeting \u2013 City Commission Chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation to City Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*These meetings are mandatory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the Youth Council will elect a Chair to oversee the meetings and a Vice-Chair to preside in the absence of the Chair.&nbsp; The elections for the Chair and Vice-Chair will take place at the first official Youth Council meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakeland City Commission recently put plans in place to start a Lakeland Youth Council for the upcoming school year.&nbsp; High school students that are interested can now apply by&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}