Saratoga Seeks Youth Commissioners

The City of Saratoga is recruiting young people to serve on five positions on the Youth Commission, with terms ending June 30, 2014.

Applications must be submitted to the city clerk office by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 14.

The Youth Commission is comprised of 11 middle- and high-school residents who are appointed by the Saratoga City Council for two-year terms.

Their role is to serve as a liaison between the young citizens of Saratoga and the Council. Commissioners plan, promote and participate in community service, educational and fun activities for the city's youth, according to the group's description on the city's website.

Candidate interviews will be conducted the evening of May 20 in the administrative conference room in City Manager Dave Anderson's office at Saratoga City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.

Depending on the number of applications, interviews may also be scheduled for the evening of May 21, the city said in an announcement posted on its website.

To serve on the city's Youth Commission, applicants must:

• Be Saratoga residents in the seventh through 12th grades during the 2013-14 school year
• Attend at least one Youth Commission meeting before being interviewed during the 2012-13 term
• Submit a completed application form with all required signatures

The Youth Commission meets at 7 p.m. the second (and sometimes on the fourth) Tuesdays of the month in the Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.

Details: City Clerk Crystal Bothelio, 408-868-1269, or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us.

See attached PDF of the 2013 Youth Commission application form.