City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0168R

• File #: 14-0168R
• Version: 0
• Name: Youth Civic Engagement Month
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/7/2014
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/7/2014
• Title: Youth Civic Engagement Month FOR the purpose of recognizing the month of April, 2014, as Youth Civic Engagement Month in Baltimore, and calling on youth and civic leaders throughout the city to take this opportunity to examine how young people can be brought deeper into government planning, decision making, and problem solving.
• Sponsors: Brandon M. Scott, President Young, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Carl Stokes, Nick Mosby, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/7/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
4/7/2014	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
4/7/2014	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Scott



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Youth Civic Engagement Month

FOR the purpose of recognizing the month of April, 2014, as Youth Civic Engagement Month in Baltimore, and calling on youth and civic leaders throughout the city to take this opportunity to examine how young people can be brought deeper into government planning, decision making, and problem solving.
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Recitals

It’s something of a cliche to say that today’s youth are our future, but it is also an unavoidable fact. Recognizing this, local governments have long made efforts to involve youth in decision making and on-the-ground efforts to tackle real problems.

In the words of the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families’ (YEF Institute) Authentic Youth Civic Engagement guide:

“Across the country, municipal leaders are discovering one of their greatest assets: the youth of their city. Increasingly, youth are working with elected officials and other city leaders to tackle the important issues of local government. More and more young people are also discovering that their voices matter to their communities, and that they can make their communities better places to live.

Elected officials and civic leaders find that when they offer meaningful opportunities for youth to be engaged in their communities, more young people participate and enco...