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Town of Miami Lakes
Memorandum
To:Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers
From:Edward Pidermann, Town Manager
Subject:Civic Engagement Internship Program
Date:5/14/2019
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Town Council approve the attached Cooperative Agreement between Miami-Dade County Public School (MDCPS) and the Town of Miami Lakes (T ML), to provide MDCPS senior high students with an Academic School Year Internship with the Town starting in the Fall 2019 school year.

Background:

Creating a Civic Engagement program is one of the objectives of Strategic Goal Achieve Better Communication, Transparency, and Public Participation on all Issues. The Community Engagement and Outreach Department will develop an engaging internship experience highlighting the following components:

1. Working with others is an important skill,

2. Government systems are created to serve the needs of the people,

3. Local government impacts the daily life of its citizens, and

4. Citizen participation is vital in a democracy.

Town Staff will interview from a pool of local high school students who have demonstrated an interest in the Civic Engagement Internship Program with Town of Miami Lakes and select no more than two (2) interns for the 2019-2020 Academic School Year.

There is no fiscal impact to the Town associated with this initiative other than staff time.

Guiding Principle: 5.3.1

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Cooperative Agreement - MSCPS 2019