Town hall meeting scheduled for March
Youth Advisory Commission discussion progresses
The City Council of Webster City set the date for the next town hall meeting during its regular session Monday night.
The meeting will be held on March 27 at 6 p.m. at the Webster City Middle School. Possible topics of discussion include the current nuisance ordinances concerning building properties, snow removal, and yard maintenance.
The council also discussed the process on the Youth Advisory Commission applications as well as the council appointment to the commission.
According to councilman Logan Welch, 21 applications were received for the commission.
“It’s encouraging that this many youth want to be involved,” Welch said. “Thank you to all who applied.”
City clerk Karyl Bonjour noted that there were enough applicants for both the middle school and high school positions to be filled on the commission. There are three spots open for both the middle school and high school students.
Welch proposed having applicants interview for a spot on the commission. Each applicant would be interviewed by the full council.
“It would be great to give them that life experience, to actually sit in front of the council and have an interview,” said Welch.
Councilman Jim Talbot agreed with Welch.
“I think all 21 applicants should be given a chance to sit down and interview with us,” Talbot said. “I think it would be a good idea to let every one of them talk for five or ten minutes.”
Brian Miller, councilman, concurred.
“I agree with that. I would like to see them all interviewed,” Miller said. “We’ll have to come up with some unique questions.”
Welch noted that even with the amount of time it would take the council to interview all 21 applicants, it would be well worth their time.
“It might be a large time commitment interviewing 21 people, but just think of how much input we can get. Think how much input we can get from the youth just listening to why they want to be on the commission … I think it’s going to be educational for us just to hear that,” said Welch.
Bonjour suggested giving two or three dates for applicants to come interview in order better schedule for both the applicants and the council.
“If you give them two or three options they should hopefully be able to make at least one work,” Welch said.
Bonjour will consult the school calendar to look for possible interview dates for the 21 applicants.
The council appointed Welch to the Youth Advisory Commission as the official council appointment.