The Brookfield Board of Selectman has voted to reinstate the Youth Commission.  The group disbanded several years ago.  Five youth members are non-voting participants.  They include the teen who first petitioned the Board to reinstate the group, a tutor at the high school Writing Center and a teen involving in Peer Counseling who is also a native Spanish speaker. 

Five voting members have terms that end in either 2019 or 2020.  They include former Police Chief Robin Montgomery, a teacher at Washington Montessori School and a clinical social worker.  The terms for the adults are staggered so there isn't complete turn over, though the youth members will all serve through 2020. 

Organizers say the Youth Commission could promote various programs for teens to keep them away from drugs, while also encouraging them in civic engagement.  Interest in the Commission fell off in recent years, in part because other municipal groups are meeting goals like planning youth activities. 

The group is meeting tonight at 5pm at Brookfield Town Hall.