AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2020-78, on the first of two readings, repealing Divisions 23 and 24 of Article 3, Chapter 2 of the San Marcos City Code that established the San Marcos Youth Commission and the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth, respectively, in connection with the transitioning of the provision of Youth Services through the Core 4 Partnership with Hays County, Texas State University and the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District; dissolving said commissions; including procedural provisions; and providing an effective date.
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Meeting date: October 7, 2020
Department: Parks and Recreation
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Funds Required: None
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: City Council approved a contract for the provision of Youth Services with Community Action Inc. of Central Texas’ Youth Services Director on February 18, 2020 and a joint funding agreement with all of the Core 4 entities (COSM, TXState, SMCISD and Hays Co) on March 3, 2020 to fund the Youth Services Director position.
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Background Information:
The Core 4 (City of San Marcos, Texas State University, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, and Hays County) held a meeting on March of this year and it was decided that a Core 4 Taskforce would be created which consisted of appointees from each jurisdiction. With the creation of the Core 4 Taskforce, the Core 4 discussed and agreed that the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth (SMCCY) and the San Marcos Youth Commission (SMYC) should be dissolved due to the Taskforce and the two boards serving the same function.
The Core 4 Taskforce would additionally have a subsidiary taskforce known as the Youth Taskforce. Both of these bodies will be advisory in nature to the Core 4 and will work directly with Community Action Inc. and the new Youth Services director on Youth Master Plan implementation.
Council Committee, Board/Commission Action:
On September 2, 2020, a joint meeting of the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth and San Marcos Youth Commission was held. Both bodies consented to moving forward was stated above and on the attached memo.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends dissolving the SMCCY and the SMYC as City boards. Staff would like to see the Core Four Task Force function under The Core Four in conjunction with Community Action.