STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education & Equity
AGENDA DATE: February 14, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
EXECUTIVE: Genesis D. Gavino
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SUBJECT
Title
A resolution authorizing the appointment of members to the College Advisory Commission - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Body
BACKGROUND
The College Advisory Commission will serve the collegiate youth of Dallas County, allowing them to apply their collegiate experiences to real-world challenges with aspirations of political or policy related careers. The purpose of the College Advisory Commission is to promote regular and active civic engagement among college-aged residents of Dallas County by giving them a formal role in local decision making, offering real world experiences with elected bodies, providing opportunities to partner with City Council and the City's Boards and Commissions and creating an avenue to engage in discussions with other college students.
The College Advisory Commission will serve as an advisory board to the Dallas City Council, Council Committees and the City Manager's Office regarding issues impacting collegiate residents. The commission is an advisory body that consists of 17 members. Each four-year university and college that resides within Dallas County listed in Section 2-173(b) may select one member to the commission and the full city council shall approve of the selections.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
The Workforce, Education, and Equity Committee was briefed and recommended City Council support for the creation of the College Advisory Committee (CAC) on May 8, 2023.
On June 28, 2023, the City Council authorized an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Dallas City Code establishing the creation of the CAC, it was then formalized as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget approved on September 20, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0869.
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