st/ChildY.cm     97-54             Contact:  Kathy Zieger, (301) 217-2500

DUNCAN SEEKS YOUTH APPLICANTS
FOR COMMISSION
ON CHILDREN & YOUTH           For Immediate Release  (Feb. 27, 1997) 




     County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants under the age
of 21 to fill seven vacancies on Montgomery County's Commission on Children
and Youth. Seven incumbents are eligible to apply for reappointment.
     The 27-member Commission advises the County Executive, County Council,
Department of Health and Human Services, and Board of Education on policies,
programs and services which support children, youth and their families.  Youth
members serve one-year terms without compensation.
     Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month (except August) in
Rockville.  Members are expected to serve on committees of the Commission and
these meetings are held as needed.
     Applicants should send a letter of interest stating why they would like
to serve on the Commission no later than March 21 to County Executive Douglas
M. Duncan at the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.  Home and school telephone numbers should be included. 
Members of County boards, committees and commissions may not serve on more
than one such group at a time.
     Duncan's appointments are subject to confirmation by the County Council. 
Applications of those selected for appointment are made public as part of the
confirmation process.
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