Youth Officer Descriptions and Application Process

Applications are due Tuesday, April 14th.
Interviews will be scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st.
Campaign speeches and the Election will be Tuesday, April 28th.

Mayor: The Youth Mayor's responsibility is to make sure everything is in order and to present new subjects of discussion to the rest of the Council. He/She is responsible for providing an agenda and confirming that all other Council responsibilities have been accomplished and reported to the advisors.

Mayor Pro Tem: The Mayor Pro Tem acts as Mayor in the Mayor's absence, and he/she will assist the Mayor in performing duties. This person will have the responsibility to ensure that District Leaders are contacted for special meetings or events. Additionally, he/she will record attendance at each meeting or activity. When someone has an unexcused absence, the Mayor Pro Tem will send out an e-mail, (copy the Youth Mayor and all Advisors) letting that person know that they have an unexcused absence.

Secretary: The Secretary will document the proceedings of meetings involving the Mayor and other Officers. The minutes will be read, approved or the appropriate corrections will be made at the following meeting. Approved minutes will be posted on the blog. The Secretary will also be in charge of recognizing birthdays each month.

Public Relations Officer: The Public Relations Officer will be responsible for writing newspaper articles to submit to the Draper City Journal, Draper Paper, South Valley Journal, and other publications as necessary. In addition, the PRO is in charge of member recognition, and community recognition. The PRO is also responsible for documenting the history of the Youth Council's activities, events, and accomplishments for the year by regularly updating the blog and taking pictures at the events.

Draper Community Foundation Board Member: This youth will be an actual Member of the Board on the Draper Community Foundation, which funds Easter, Draper Days and Christmas activities in Draper. He/She will attend all DYC and DCF meetings and report to each one how things are going. He'she will give suggestions to DYC and DCF on how to work together and plan succesful activities. The DCF Board member will report directly to the Events Coordinator advisor. *REQUIREMENT* Since this position will deal with the community events, it is required to have been an officer for a minimum of one year prior to applying for this position.

District Leaders: There will be four DL's who will direct the activities of the other youth in their districts. They will also be in charge of notifying their Districts about our weekly activities, and other events. Under the direction of the Youth Mayor and other officers, the District Leaders will plan and carry out activities over which they are responsible.

All officers with duties to be performed at weekly meetings, MUST find someone to fulfill their responsibilities if they are going to be absent. The Youth Mayor and Advisors must be notified of who will be performing those duties prior to the meeting.

Election Process:
A member interested in running for one of the above offices must fill out an application and turn it in on the second Tuesday of April. After filling out the application, the member interested must meet with the advisors for an interview on the third Tuesday in April. They will fill out a scoring guide that will help determine eligibility to run for office. Elections will be held on the fourth Tuesday in April.