Keerat Singh First Sikh Appointed to a Hayward Commission

Hayward City Council Members Matt Jimenez, Mayor Pro Tem Joseph
Hilson, Doris Rodriquez, Mayor Roberta Cooper, Bill Ward,
Kevin Dowling and Olden Henson

Keerat Singh - The First Sikh Appointed
to a Hayward Commission
Wednesday, June 7, 2000

The Daily Review- Thursday June 8, 2000 - Local pg. 2
BRIEFS Swearing-in: About 50 Sikhs, the men in colorful turbans and the women in flowing saris came to honor one of their own at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. Keerat Singh was sworn in as one of six new members of the Hayward Youth Commission.

Commissioner
Keerat Singh Keerat is a Sophomore at Hayward High School. He was elected Sophomore Class Secretary and serves as Secretary of California Scholarship Federation (C.S.F.) Keerat represents Hayward High School at the C.S.F. state wide assemblies.

The New Hayward Youth Commissioners: Yesenia Galvan, Meggan
Stringent, Cheuk Wang-Ko, Keerat Singh, P.J. Lopez
Front: Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Hilson, Mayor Roberta Cooper,
Council Member Bill Ward

50 members of the Sikh Community turn out to support Keerat

Second from the Left Gurmeet Singh Khalsa, Keerat's Father,
Keerat's younger brother Sahib Singh and friends and supporters

City Council Agenda for June 6, 2000
8:00 P.M. CALLED TO ORDER - Pledge of Allegiance - Council Member Jimenez
Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward.

ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION: Business Recognition Award
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Note: The PUBLIC COMMENTS section provides an opportunity for citizens to address the City Council on items not listed on the agenda. The Council welcomes your comments under this section, but is prohibited by State law from discussing items not listed on the agenda. Your item will be taken under consideration and referred to staff.)
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
1.1. Appointments to Youth Commission/Administer Oath of Office Resolution (249K PDF Format)
Hayward Youth Commission

CITY OF HAYWARD
AGENDA REPORT

AGENDA DATE 06/06/00

AGENDA ITEM 1

WORK SESSION ITEM

TO: Mayor and City Council

FROM: City Clerk

SUBJECT: Appointments and Reappointments to Youth Commission

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution confirming the reappointment of five Youth Commissioners and the appointment of six new members to the Youth Commission.

BACKGROUND:

On May 18, 2000, a panel consisting of members from the City Council, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Board and the Hayward Unified School District Board conducted six interviews to fill vacancies to the Hayward Youth Commission. The panel also recommended confirmation of five reappointments expiring June 2002, and six new members for appointment.

In summary:

New Appointments:
(Terms expire 6/2001):
P.J. Lopez (replaces Carlos Macias)
Blanca Jauregi (replaces Chris Chan)

(Terms expire 6/2002):
Cheuk Wang-Ko
Meggan Stringent

Yesenia Galvan
Keerat Singh

Reappointments: (Terms expire 6/2002)
Deargam Dali
Randi R. Simkovic

Rahi Kumar

Lauren E. Moore

Shannon Page

Prepared by:
Angelina Reyes, City Clerk

Approved by:
Jesus Armas, City Manager

Delaine Eastin
California Superintendent of Schools
Congratulates Keerat on His Appointment to the
Hayward Youth Commission - June 23, 2000

Keerat, Delaine Eastin and Keerat's Father Gurmeet Singh

Keerat and His Father Gurmeet Attend the Birthday
of Maria Alegreia
Pinole City Councilmember and President of
Oakland Catholic Charities,

Gurmeet, Maria, Keerat and Gurpinder Singh

Keerat, Gurmeet and Gurpiner with

John Vasquez, Richmond
City Council

Tom Torlakson,
Assemblymember

Mary Rocha, Mayor of Antioch

St. Patricks Day March 16, 2000

Keerat Singh and Attorney General Bill Lockyer

Photo Gallery
City of Hayward Youth Commission
Picnic and BBQ - June 9, 2000
Hayward Demos Annual Fundraiser
September 10, 2000