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2007 - J <br />LEE <br />COUNTY <br />Committed Today <br />for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION <br />TO RECOGNIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT <br />OF THE <br />CITY OF SANFORD /LEE COUNTY YOUTH COUNCIL <br />WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners recognizes the importance of involving <br />area youth in local government as an aspect of promoting good citizenship and thereby <br />improving quality of life for the citizens of Sanford and Lee County; and <br />WHEREAS, the youth of Sanford and Lee County constitute an underutilized resource of ideas, <br />knowledge and experience with respect to the County and its affairs; and <br />WHEREAS, the implementation of a Youth Council, in order to foster and encourage input to <br />the Lee County Board of Commissioners, requires the establishment of a Youth Council <br />designed to inform the Board of Commissioners of issues unique to the area of concern to the <br />youth of our community; and <br />• WHEREAS, area youth of Sanford and Lee County are willing to devote their time and energy to <br />improving the community through a Youth Council; and <br />WHEREAS, the youth representatives first met on December 21, 2006, to form a Youth Council; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the youth have officially established the name of their council as the "City of <br />Sanford /Lee County Youth Council "; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sanford /Lee County Youth Council has established a purpose that <br />reads, "The City of Sanford /Lee County Youth Council is a body whose mission is to represent <br />the views and needs of Sanford and Lee County's youth to local decision makers'. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners hereby <br />declares the creation and recognizes the establishment of the City of Sanford /Lee County Youth <br />Council to serve as a forum to address the needs of our youth and to involve the youth of our <br />community in the creation of a better City, County, State and Nation in which to live and raise <br />families. <br />Adopted this 15`" day of October 2007. <br />Robeft Fi. Brown, Chairman <br />A TEST. <br />• <br />Gahm II M. Lee, Clerk <br />