Frequently Asked Questions

This advisory commission will act in an advisory capacity to Campbell City Council on matters relating to youth and teens. Youth Commission members will be responsible for representing the youth voice in the Campbell community. Commissioners may recommend programs to city staff that would encourage positive youth experiences and or coordinate their own events or programs to allow youth and teens to have an increased involvement with local government.

Meeting topics may include current events relating to teens such as drug and alcohol awareness and education, safety, sports, education pressures and expectations, environmental concerns, community involvement and or specific local issues that Campbell teens face. Meeting agendas will be posted in advance in the effort to inform the public and encourage participation at meetings.

Youth Commission meetings will follow the Ralph M. Brown Act requirements. They will follow formality such as City Council, Planning Commission or Parks and Recreation Commission meetings for example. The Brown Act assures that meeting content is available to the public and that meetings are open and accessible to the public. Local municipalities follow the Brown Act as a means to include and keep the community informed on important policies and discussions in their communities.

The City of Campbell will provide a staff member to serve as a liaison to the Youth Commission. This person’s role will be to educate, guide and support the youth during their term. Because this is the first year they will be especially helpful to the commissioners to formulate a work plan and assure they are moving through their term and meetings with success.

Youth Commissioners may track their meeting and event time as volunteer/ community service hours. City staff can sign-off on documents from school or other agencies as necessary. Commissioners will receive a certificate and verification letter on city leader head at the conclusion of their term.

The first requirement for Campbell Youth Commission participation is being a resident of Campbell. If you are not a Campbell resident, you can find information on respective youth commissions for Campbell’s neighboring cities below. City of Saratoga Youth Commission http://www.saratoga.ca.us/cityhall/comms/youth/default.asp Town of Los Gatos Youth Commission http://www.losgatosca.gov/287/Youth-Commission City of San Jose Youth Commission https://www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/youthcommission City of Cupertino Teen Commission http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=61 City of Santa Clara Youth Commission http://santaclaraca.gov/index.aspx?page=1180 City of Sunnyvale Teen Advisory Committee http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityServices/ClassesandActivities/Teens/TeenAdvisoryCommittee.aspx