The Wynne City Council will consider a resolution establishing a Wynne youth council at its meeting Tuesday night.
Wynne Mayor Jennifer Hobbs said she has held multiple meetings with school officials and her leadership team about the initiative, which is backed by the Arkansas Municipal League.
Eighth through 12th-grade students will have the opportunity to apply to be on the youth council, which will meet on a regular basis. Mayor Hobbs said the youth council would include a community service element, and members would also be invited to attend meetings of the Wynne City Council.
Mayor Hobbs said the purpose of the youth council is to teach young people how city government works, help produce future leaders, and give young people a voice in their community.
The Wynne City Council will also appoint members to the planning commission and receive monthly department reports at its meeting tomorrow.
The Wynne City Council will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Wynne City Hall.
The Wynne School Board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight in the Wynne Junior High School library.
The meeting was moved up one week because next week is spring break.
The Cross County School Board will meet in two weeks on Monday, March 25, also due to spring break.
The Cross County Quorum Court’s regular monthly meeting will next next Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Cross County Courthouse.
The Cross County Election Commission will meet tonight at 7 p.m. with voters of provisional ballots who have requested a hearing with the commission. The meeting will be held at the Cross County Courthouse. After addressing the voters, the commission will move their meeting to the boardroom of the courthouse annex to finish processing the March 5 election and to certify the official results.
