Last night the Mayor and the Common Council swore in a group of Middletown teens to a number of boards and commissions in our community. This marks the fourth year that the City's Youth In Government program has empowered young people to be part of the larger decision making process in Middletown. The program was born out of the developmental assets initiative and more directly from the statistic that only 19% of our youth feel valued by the community. From what we know we are one of a very few programs like this in the state.
Prior to their appointments each student went through an orientation that included expectations, the role of a student representative, information on Roberts Rule's of Order, and a discussion on professionalism (including attendance, presentation, communication, and preperation). What we may have forgotten was to let them know that at the end of their appointment oath they can say "I do" but fortunately they were bailed out by Mayor Giuliano (you can find the video of the appointments and that light moment posted on our blog HERE).
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