Overview

• Regular term - three years
• 12 appointed members
• Council consent needed

Meetings

Monthly on the second Monday of the month at 12:45pm., City Hall, Conference Room #2, unless otherwise noted.

January 10, 2022	July 11, 2022
February 14, 2022	August 8, 2022
March 14, 2022	September 12, 2022
April 11, 2022	October 17, 2022
May 9, 2022	November 14, 2022
June 13, 2022	December 12, 2022

Purpose

MCO 4.16
To advise and make recommendations to the City Council on issues affecting the youth of the City and to perform such other duties as the City Council may direct.

Mission Statement: the Elmhurst Commission on Youth will advocate for positive opportunities which promote the health and well-being of youth in our community.

Vision Statement: In a visionary and advisory role to the City, the Commission on Youth is the common thread connecting youth serving organizations to promote the health and wellbeing of youth in our community.

Goals:

•  To create, support and encourage a vibrant and sustainable partnership of youth-serving organizations in the Elmhurst community, in order to identify the “gaps, traps and overlaps” in service to Elmhurst youth and their families. ·  Network city-wide with youth service providers
•  Maintain and update Commission on Youth page of the City website
•  To actively engage our youth through the development of city-wide programs and events promoting meaningful involvement in the community ·  Events (Exemplary Youth Service awards, job fair/ volunteer fair, drug and alcohol awareness/prevention, bullying prevention, peer/social issues, and emotional well-being.)
•  To improve and enhance two-way communication and awareness of both the needs of our youth, as well as their invaluable and unique perspective with representation of youth organizations serving on the commission.

Members

Name	Term Expires	Email
Patty McKernan	4-30-2023	Email
Jackie Tamer , Chair	4-30-2023	Email
Gretchen Sylvester	4-30-2023	Email
Derek Schlager	4-30-2024	Email
Anne Zimmer	4-30-2025	Email
Lisa O'Halloran	4-30-2023	Email
Rick Mojek	4-30-2024	Email
Kim Brigman	4-30-2023	Email
Kevin O'Reilly	4-30-2023	Email
Sheila Wright	4-30-2023	Email
Alea Perez	4-30-2024	Email
Katie Dunn	4-30-2023	Email
Officer Tim Jorgensen (Staff)		Email
Officer Joan Velez (Staff)		Email
Tonya Daniels -  District 205 (Ex-Officio)		Email
Marti Deuter- Alderman (Ex-Officio)		Email

Agendas and Minutes

New! Commission on Youth agendas and minutes will now be on Board Docs effective for meetings starting in April 2020.  Please click the link below to view meeting materials.
Link to Board Docs

Agendas

 

Prior to April 2020

Agenda are available prior to the meetings.
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Minutes

 

Prior to April 2020

Minutes are available following approval.
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