Cape Coral appoints Youth Council, advisor
Ten students were appointed to the Cape Coral Youth Council Wednesday.
Cape Coral City Council appointed seven juniors and three senior students.
The junior students include Zachary Justham from Bishop Verot High School; Jennifer Tuero from Ida Baker High School; Meagan Jacques from Mariner High School; Bereniece Sanchez from North Fort Myers High School; Allie Buice and Kamila Vargas from Cape Coral High School and Emma Brown from Oasis High School.
Senior appointees include Sabrina Manso Perez from Cape Coral High School, Genesis Zapato Vasquez from Island Coast High School and Alisha St. Germain from North Fort Myers High School.
Councilmember Bill Steinke made the motion to access the new edited ordinance that allows for additional seniors to provide representation for as many schools as possible by appointing the seniors for a one-year term.
The motion received unanimous approval.
Council also appointed an advisor to Youth Council, as former mayor and advisor Joe Mazurkiewicz has stepped down.
Mayor John Gunter said Tom Hayden, previous council member and liaison to Youth Council, was interested in filling the position.
He said he brought the agenda item forward to memorialize the advisory position by vote.
Councilmember Joe Kilraine made the motion, which was unanimously approved, to appoint Hayden to the advisory position for a period of two years.
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