About the Coachella Youth Commission

Citizens are appointed by the City Council. All applicants must be Coachella residents and enrolled in high school. Members may only serve on one commission/committee.

Ten (10) Youth Commission seats
One Year Term from August to June, Mirroring the Local School District’s School Year

Duties as a Commissioner include the following:

1. Act in an advisory capacity to the city council in all matters involving young people in the City of Coachella.

2. Work to anticipate the educational, recreational and cultural needs of the city's youth.

3. Work to insure the coordination of community resources in order to improve the quality of life for all its youth.

4. The city council shall respect the responsibilities of the commission and accordingly, will endeavor, in good faith, to refer matters pertaining to parks and recreation to the commission for advice and recommendations. Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this code shall prohibit the city council from acting on urgent or other matters without referring the same to the commission.

Note:  In the event a member of the commission has three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from meetings of the Commission, the City Council may declare the office of such member vacant.

For more information on this commission, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 398-3502

APPLICATION

Commission Application 

Commission Application - Español

Youth Advisory Commission (One) Open Seat Combined English-Spanish Notice of Application Period 11.4.25