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City Manager's Office
Youth Council
(805) 583-6766

2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
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Overview

The Simi Valley Youth Council is an advisory board to the City Council on issues affecting youth in the community and is comprised of 21 members and up to three alternates. Each high school and middle school is represented on the Youth Council, as well as the Community at Large.

Application

Apply for the Youth Council

Membership on the Youth Council is open to residents of the City of Simi Valley who are in 7th through 12th grade. The current Youth Council term began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on June 30, 2025.

Applications to serve on the Youth Council are accepted year-round, and successful applicants are appointed by the City Council each June.  The application period to serve on the 2025-26 Youth Council term will open in March 2025. 

To apply, submit an online application.

For those interested in volunteering for upcoming Youth Council events, email the Youth Council Coordinator.

Upcoming Events

The Youth Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., August through June. All meetings of the Youth Council are open to the public. The Youth Council discusses various issues of interest and concern for youth. For upcoming meeting dates and agenda information, please see below.

To be notified in advance for other Youth Council events, students are encouraged to subscribe to the City's govDelivery system (formerly E-Notify) to receive updates and information related to Youth Council activities. Please add simivalleyca@public.govdelivery.com to your spam filter's safe list to ensure receipt of govDelivery messages, but note the email address is not monitored. 

Deadline for Students to Apply for the Simi Valley Youth Summit

  • Date: 02/09/2015  
  • Location: www.simivalley.org/YouthSummit
    California

The Simi Valley Youth Council encourages all eighth through twelfth grade students in Simi Valley to attend the 2015 Youth Summit, We Want You!, on Friday, February 27, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sponsored by the Simi Valley Youth Council, City of Simi Valley, and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, this free event is designed to inspire youth to set goals, enhance leadership abilities, and become involved in their community. Attendance at the Summit is recognized by the Simi Valley Unified School District as an educational activity and is approved as school business. Advance registration is required and students must reside and/or go to school within Simi Valley. Public, private, independent study, and homeschool students are eligible to attend.

The deadline to submit applications is Monday, February 9, 2015. Interested students may submit applications online by clicking here. For additional information, call Kristin Tignac, YES Coordinator, at (805) 583-6766, or to view the Youth Summit video click here.

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