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Jonathon Naylor Editor Flin Flon has for the first time developed criteria around who can serve as the youth representative on city council. At their meeting last week, council approved a new policy requiring the youth rep be a full-time Grade 12 student from either Hapnot Collegiate or Many Faces Education Centre. The rep must also be under the age of 22, a resident of Flin Flon and deliver a report at least once a month on school-related activities. And if the rep fails to attend at least half of council's regular meetings, held twice a month, he or she will not receive the $500 bursary the city normally awards to the student. 'Because the student is not elected by the municipality, they don't get to vote on issues, but they can still speak on (them),' said Coun. Tim Babcock, who introduced the new policy to unanimous approval. Each year since 2001, council has welcomed a youth rep appointed by the student council at Hapnot. The goal is to give council a youth's perspective on civic issues, and to give the youth a better understanding of how politics and municipalities operate.
