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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 10/19/1987CITY OF FORT COLLINS Commission on the Status of Women Minutes of October 19, 1987 Council Information Center, 300 LaPorte Avenue Members Present: Cindy Hoff Valerie Mauksch Janet Abbey Jim Banning Alma Vigo -Morales Ginny Webster Martha Denney Liza Daly, Secretary Carole Wallace Linda Cowan Jacque Strickland Introductions II. Check -in III. Minutes Approved with Revision IV. Committee Reports Members Absent: Kay Short Pat Connor Young Mary Jo McDermott Staff: Mike Powers Wendy Williams It was decided that the reports will remain a part of every agenda. Cindy requested that a sub -committee spokesperson be announced ASAP. Community Outreach- Jacque Strickland It was decided that all of the videos in the "Concerning Women" series will be viewed by the Commission. Martha suggested that all of the committees view videos appropriate to their subject area and report the content to Commission. The five tapes were assigned to the committees. They are available at Public Library. Deadline for review will be November 16th, at which time reviews will be presented as part of the Committee reports. it was suggested that they be screened for content and for completeness for resources listed at the end of each video. Speakers Bureau - Ginny Webster The sub -committee decided on the contents of the packet that available to speakers. They requested summaries from sub -committees on their goals, focus and a mission statement requested that members give some thoughts to possible questions to be includeA in the packet. will be made the three They also and answers Commission on the Status of Women Minutes of October 19, 1987 Page 2 Information that committee chairs will need to prepare this material will be provided by Wendy. Val provided a form to use to document presentations by the speakers bureau. Basic Needs - Liza Daly The committee met and is in the process of prioritizing Task Force recommendations and delegating research needs. V. Pay Equity Plan in Fort Collins - Mike Powers Mike reported on the City's implementation of a comparable worth model, which attempts to eliminate sex -based pay discrimination by adding pay to a base salary using methods not based on traditional guidelines. The methodology used by the City to determine which jobs and salaries would be affected was presented. The total program will take three years and will be complete in 1988. Total cost to the City is approximately $150,000; including the cost of the study of $63,000. Martha suggested that we invite the HRC, and other interested commissions or organizations to a "command performance" of Mike's presentation. Cindy suggested that we write a letter of endorsement on the presentation for commission chairs. An appropriate plan of action was referred to the Legal/Government/Economic committee, which will make a recommendation as soon as possible. Other Business Linda reported on a childcare coalition meeting she attended and distributed information on important state legislation that is coming up. The Women's Center has requested a representative for their committee on Women's History Month. The Outreach Committee will appoint a representative. County Commissioner Zoellner - A Denver Post article that stated that the Commission is backing a Larimer County Task Force was acknowledged as a misquote. Gladys Russell summarized the events that have taken place since County Commissioner Zoellner's remark of October 6. The EERB will issue a complaint to Colorado Civil Right Commission and EEOC. Jr Commission on the Status of Women Minutes of October 19, 1987 Page 3 We decided to write a letter to local newspapers stating our perspective on this issue. It was agreed that the purpose of the letter would be to provide education on the issue. A committee made up of Liza, Alma and Jacque was appointed to draft the letter. The letter will be run by Cindy before it is mailed out. The letter will be sent to our Council liaison, Loren Maxey, and will then be mailed to the media and Mr. Zoellner. Jim Bailey was not in agreement with the decision to send the letter to Loren Maxey first, but decided not to block concensus. Cindy reminded members of the AAUW request for ideas for financing programs which address womens issues in Fort Collins. Grant proposals for the Women's Foundation of Colorado are due by November 6. We agreed to circulate information on the grants and consider requests from local organizations for letters of recommendation. National Association of Women Business Owners is hosting a dinner and speaker on November 2, (speaker is Elinor Greenburg, Co-chair of the Women's Economic Development Task Force) Cindy, Alma and Wendy will attend. It was requested that a report be given at the meeting following the event. Janet created a certificate of appreciation for Kathy O'Bear which was gratefully accepted. Jim suggested that a representative from the Commission be on the Choices 95 committee. It is a six month commitment and involves a lot of work. Due to our own time constraints, we agreed to lobby individuals to apply who would represent the interests of women. Martha Denney will serve as secretary at the November 2 meeting. Valerie Mauksch will facilitate in Cindy's absence.