Youth council to draft legislative proposal, approves May 6 special meeting to prepare May 26 presentation

The youth council was instructed by Paul, the youth council liaison, to prepare a legislative item to present to the North Miami mayor and council on May 26 and to submit a draft presentation for approval by mid‑May.

Palmer and Paul explained the difference between an ordinance and a resolution and gave concrete examples to guide thinking. Palmer said a resolution can codify procedures that outlive current members; as an example, he described a past change to vice‑mayor selection procedures. Palmer also offered a sample proposal: “The North Miami youth council members shall receive a scholarship of minimum of $2,000 for serving as a youth council board,” and discussed how qualifying criteria (attendance, community service hours) could be written into such a resolution.

Paul asked the board to research other cities’ youth-council legislative items, use the city PowerPoint template he will provide, and work collaboratively rather than leaving the work to a single liaison. Because of the short window before the May 26 council meeting, Paul proposed holding a special virtual youth council meeting to finalize the presentation.

Youth Mayor Cottier moved to hold a special youth council meeting on May 6 (virtual) to prepare the May 26 presentation; the motion was seconded and members recorded verbal ayes. The clerk declared the motion passed.

Recorded action: motion to hold a special meeting on May 6 (moved by Youth Mayor Cottier, seconded by Youth councilwoman Liberty); ayes were recorded from Youth Mayor Cottier, Paul (liaison) and Youth councilwoman Liberty and the clerk declared the motion passed. No formal roll-call tally of absences was recorded on the transcript; members who did not voice aye were not recorded as dissenting in the transcript.