Youth Commission Seeks Representatives |
The Clark County Youth Commission is recruiting new members ages 11-19. To be considered, candidates must complete an application and interview for the position. Application 2011 (Word - 92K) The application deadline is June 17, 2011. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Hill, Youth Commission Program Coordinator at 360-397-2130, extension 5133 or Elizabeth.Hill@clark.wa.gov |
The Clark County Youth Commission is a youth driven advisory board established by the Clark County Board of Commissioners in April 1998. Members ages 11-19 from throughout Clark County provide a youth-oriented point of view to the work of the Board of County Commissioners, county departments, and community organizations.
The Youth Commission informs these groups about issues important to youth, makes suggestions on how to address the issues important to youth, and provides instruction on how to build positive partnerships with youth.
The Clark County Youth Commission advises Clark County government on a variety of policy issues including:
Behavioral/Cultural Change (PDF - 21K)
Energy (PDF - 21K)
Environmental Building Standards (PDF - 22K)
Environmental Building Standards Follow-up (PDF - 12K)
Local/Sustainable Food (PDF - 23K)
Mass Transportation (PDF - 23K)
C-TRAN Mass Transportation (PDF - 21K)
Plastic Bag Tax (PDF - 25K)
Clark County Youth Commission Policy Reports:
Parks and Open Spaces
At the request of the Board of County Commissioners, the Youth Commission presented the following recommendations to increase park use in Clark County:
Last County in the Woods: The Youth Commission Study on Parks and Open Spaces (PDF - 714K)
Social Networking
In this policy assignment, the Youth Commission addresses how to increase civic engagement in the county through the use of social networking:
Government 2.0: Combining face-to-face and interface-to-interface interaction to enhance civic engagement (PDF - 570K)
Youth Mental Health
The Youth Commission presented the following analysis and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on reducing youth depression in the county:
Youth Mental Health Policy Assignment Report (PDF - 403K)
Environmental Sustainability
In the following policy assignment, the Youth Commission evaluated Clark County's environmental sustainability policy:
Policy Assignment Report on Environmental Sustainability (PDF - 270K)
For more information about the Youth Commission, please contact:
Elizabeth Hill, Program Coordinator
Phone: (360) 397-2130, ext. 5133
E-mail: elizabeth.hill@clark.wa.gov
Web site: http://www.youthcommission.org/
