Junior council would return
A junior council would be reintroduced by a Labour-controlled Christchurch City Council. Labour’s mayoral candidate, Mr Alex Clark, said the junior council would replace the present secondary school council. He said most young people felt alienated from the City Council.
“To them it" is a remote bureaucracy that does things to people rather than for people,” said Mr Clark.
The new junior council would have five mmbers appointed by the new regional youth council, five selected from nominations
by organisations in Christchurch, and five directly appointed by the City Council.
The highest age of councillors would be 25, but there would be no minimum age.
At least one member of intermediate-school age would be appointed, said Mr Clark.
City Councillors would be rostered to attend meetings of the junior council and report back to the City Council. “This will help all councillors to rapidly understand the needs and aspiratons of the young people of our city,” Mr Clark said.
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