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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 11/16/1987* 0 CITY OF FORT COLLINS Commission on the Status of Women Minutes of November 16, 1987 City Council Chambers, 300 LaPorte Avenue Members Present: Cindy Hoff, Chair Jacque Strickland Janet Abbey Linda Cowan Ginny Webster Valerie Mauksch Jim Banning Alma Vigo Morales Carole Wallace Kay Short Mary Jo McDermott Pat Connor Young Liza Daly Martha Denney, Secretary Staff: Mike Powers Wendy Williams Guest: Kathy Wycoff I. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Cindy Hoff. The minutes of the November 2 meeting were read and approved. II. The letter written by an ad -hoe subcommittee in response to County Commissioner Zollner's comment was reviewed, because staff decided that the entire Commission should review the letter. Revisions were made and staff was directed to mail the letter. Discussion followed concerning the appropriate protocol for reviewing letters written by designated commission members, but to be signed on behalf of the Commission as a whole. Some members felt it was inappropriate for staff to make this decision. The point was made that if the Commission's name was to go on the letter, it should not be sent until the entire Commission had the opportunity for input or revision. However, no decision was made. III. The role of the facilitator and the chair were reviewed at the request of the members. Wendy Williams presented materials on the role of the chair based on documents from the Colorado Municipal League. Discussion followed. 0 i Commission on the Status of Women Minutes of November 16, 1987 Page 2 IV. As decided in August, the commission reviewed the policy of having a separate chair and facilitator. For the past three months Cindy Hoff held both positions. Discussion concerning the pros and cons of splitting the position followed. The observation was made that the chair had more responsibility than power, and having a separate facilitator dissipates the power of the commission, resulting in the staff having more control over the commission. Another observation made was that the Commission had never tried the option of separate chair and facilitator for a 3 month period, and that a fair evaluation of policy could not be made until there was an alternative to compare with. V. After a lengthy discussion several options were identified: 1. Keep the chair and rotate the facilitator every 3 months; 2. Keep the chair and facilitator the same person, but rotate frequently; 3. Keep the chair and facilitator the same person, but rotate less frequently. VI. A decision was made to keep Cindy Hoff as the chair and facilitator for another three months. The election of new officers will take place in February, 1988 with another review of the process at that time. VII. Committee reports were tabled until the December 7 meeting. VIII. Carole Wallace suggested that we invite a Council representative to our next meeting (December 7) to clarify questions Commission members have concerning the appropriate flow of information from the Commission to the Council, and vice -versa. Next Meeting: December 7, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Next Secretary: Valerie Mauksch NOTE: Please bring subcommittee goals and mission statements to the December meeting. Information is needed by December 10 for a KIIX Radio interview.