Youth Commission

Meetings

Second Wednesday of Every Other Month
City Hall, 111 N. Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010
6:00 PM

Members

Name
Matthew Gotowala, Police Department, Chair
Deborah Ahl, Citizen Member, Vice Chair
Ryan Broderick, School Representative
Cecilia Garay, Citizen Member
Jon Lukasievicz, Citizen Member
Richard Kilby, Citizen Member
Donna Osuch, Private Youth Serving Member
Steven Seymour, City Council Representative

Members Under 21

Name
Antonio Chatfield
RJ Motel
Alexander Parenti

Overview

The Youth Commission was established in 1978 to study continuously the conditions and needs of the youth of the city in relation to employment, health and development of their skills and talents so as to become participating and contributing members of the community. The commission shall analyze the needs and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the City Council regarding the programs and policies available to serve those needs.

The Youth Commission shall consist of eleven (11) members. There shall be at least three (3) members currently under twenty-one (21) years of age, a representative of the school system, a representative of the police department, a private youth serving agency member, a city councilman, four (4) citizens, and at least one-third (1/3) of the total membership shall be people who receive less than fifty (50) percent of their livelihood by delivering services to youth and their families.