Wayne County Forms New Youth Council

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — Wayne County commissioners have approved the creation of the Wayne County Commission Youth Council, a new organization aimed at promoting youth education, community involvement and civic interaction.

The council will work to bring together youth from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and multicultural neighborhoods to assist in planning, developing and implementing activities and services that help young people become socially responsible community members, commissioners said.

The council's acitivites will begin Sept. 1 of each year. The group will be comprised of sophomores, juniors and seniors enrolled in any Wayne County high school. Each county commissioner will be able to appoint two students to the council. The appointments will be made through a application process, including an essay and a referral from a school administrator.

The Wayne County Commission Youth Council will present an annual report to the
Wayne County Commission by July 15 of each calendar year, making recommendations to the
commission about new programs and services for Wayne County youth.

Each commissioner will be responsible for distributing application forms in their district.