1. Voting Members. Voting members shall be appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor from qualified residents of the City between and including the ages of 12 and 19 in accordance with Section 600 et seq. of the Charter. Members of the Youth Commission shall be residents at least 12 years of age at the time of appointment and shall maintain residence throughout the term of office and must be under the age of 19 as of the commencement of the term to which they are appointed.

2. Staff Ex-Officio Member. The City Manager or his/her designated representative shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission who shall not be required to be a qualified elector of the City, and who shall have no vote (“staff ex-officio member”).

3. General Ex-Officio Members. The City Council, or its designee, may appoint not greater than three additional ex-officio members of the Commission, who shall not be required to be residents of the City, but any such appointed ex-officio members shall have no vote (“general ex-officio member”). (Ord. 2936 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2904 § 1, 2003).