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Ms. McKeehan indicated it was per meeting but they do have to attend the meeting. Most commissions have one meeting per month. If there are committee meetings, the individual does not get paid for that meeting. If there is a special meeting of a commission, the maximum an individual would be paid is $100 per month. Mayor Pico declared the public hearing open. Ann Radford, 2050 Cotterell Court, indicated she was speaking as a Library Commissioner, a parent, and a long time resident. She said when she became a commissioner she did not know she was going to receive money. All the people who serve on commissions and committees work very hard and are dedicated, including the Youth Commission. They dedicate their time tirelessly and work on activities away from the commission. Her daughter puts in more hours on the Youth Commission than she does on the Library Commission. She did not feel the youth serve on the commission as a job. They do it for public service. They are the kids in leadership, who are the heads of their classes, and want to go to college. They are not looking to be paid, but would accept it. They do incur costs as the adults do. They have cars and have to pay for gas to get to various meetings. She believed the issue is fairness. She did not need to be paid as a commissioner, but if the City pays some commissioners, they should pay all the commissioners. Bonnie Radford, 2050 Cotterell Court, indicated that when the Youth Commission was started in 1995, there was some question about its longevity and the seriousness of the commissioners. Seven years later, she feels they have proved how dedicated they are and how hard they work. She realized there are issues about monetary value over community service, but that has never been an issue among the youth. They serve because they want to be involved. She thought the school credit idea is very good, but there are some problems with that because home school or private school students may not receive the same kind of credit. Overall, she felt it was a question of fairness. If every other commission is paid and they work as hard as the youth do, then the youth members should be paid too. The stipend would not be a monetary reward but a means of equality for all commissions. Terry Roberts, 7273 Tulipwood Circle, felt a good case had been made, but he was against paying the youth. It would be good to have a school credit. However, he felt the youth should begin community service without payment. The question of paying commissioners as a whole is worth looking at. There were no further speakers on this item and the public hearing was closed. Mayor Pico felt there were two issues on this item, to increase the terms of the youth commissioners and to allow for sixth grade student representation. The other issue is compensation. Pleasanton City Council 13 05/07/02 Minutes