HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 01/08/1990REVISED
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
JANUARY 8, 1990
PRESENT: Ginny Webster, Carolyn Duff, Lynne Warner, Duffy Kenning, Doug
Gertner, Kathy Everett, Mary Clark, Patricia Olson,
ABSENT: Jim Banning, Dana Hiatt, Lynn Ann Johnson, Kathleen Faller, Brownie
McGraw, Audrey Faulkner
STAFF: Ann Turnquist
ITEM CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION/ACTION FOLLOW-UP
Check -In
Approval of
Minutes Approved as submitted
Follow-up Boards & Commissions - March - with Women's Duffy to get
History Month Activities Expand to cover elected info. from
offices? (Audrey thought much more would be too Beth Ann;
much) Kathy E. What about 2-part Workshop -[get will review
involved in April caucus - will inquire at at 1/22/90
1/10/90 LWV meeting]. meeting.
Legal/Govt
to sponsor.
Outreach to
advertise.
Police dept. workshop good -tape will be shown on
channel 27. Not well attended on December 21,
1989.
Chair 7 or 11 members - advertising will begin soon Audrey will
for possible openings. Our request to Council draft letter
to start at 11; we have had trouble keeping re: 11
members at this level because of the time members
demands on each member. permanent
due to broad
scope of
activities
by next
meeting.
Ginny will
Bylaws change - meetings first and third
change by -
(article 10).
laws to once
a month
meeting.
Resignation of Alma - letter sent in October.
We need new
membership
lists when
Alma's
replacement
is chosen.
*RSVP for Nylons**
Facilitators for
Jan - last mtg. Feb, March
Duffy
Spring
April, May, June
Audrey
Bring to
Evaluations of
next meeting
Chair &
completed
Facilitator
Women's History
O.R. Committee formulating letter to different
Outreach
Month
organizations - (AAUW info. in packet) with
comm. will
categories and calendar of events in first March
continue to
Women's Pace.
take the
lead in this
project, but
might need
to call on
all others
for help.
Janet Abbey contacted for essay contest winners
Ginny or
to be named during March & to be printed in
Kathy will
conj. with other activities. Display - nothing
call to
yet - Colo. Women's Hall of Fame.
finalize
plans.
Committee Reports
Outreach - Working on History Month,
Doug- Friedman collection at Public Library -
print new flyers.
Women's Pace - time to pass on to another Basic Needs
committee. will take
through May
Letter re: Senior mtg. being reviewed Will mail
out soon
Could we have "generic" thank you sent out by Yes, provide
Ann's office? name and
address and
Employee
Dev. will
send.
Legal/Gov't Letter on effect of health care - drafted Ann
because of City's policy on insurance for described
employees the
Council's
decision on
this issue
Ann will
Total compensation discussion by Council - NOT keep us
just wages - May be similar issue as medical apprised of
insurance future
issues.
No
Minority Internship Program abolished by statistics
Council; request for 1991 budget starts in May or info are
available on
program.
Plans for Court
Watch to be
developed at next
committee meeting.
(Lynn Young at LWV may be of
help to us)
Basic Needs
No report
Governance
Invite
No program yet;
Council will
probably consider
Speaker
our ideas; Susan
K would be
good to come talk to
Council
us re: politics
of the City
leadership,
Commission/
Council
relationship
for March 19
meeting.
Legislation
Kathy - LWV newsletter - project Sunshine to
include all gov't entities - open meetings. Not
as much National legislation news this year
Other Ann will
Discussion re: info in packets should be read mark as
for ideas (i.e., Gender Balance on Bds & Comm. Agenda Item
from NACW for our own workshop # where
appropriate.
Adjournment
Next Meeting January 22, 1990 at 200 West
Mountain Ave, Suite A at 7:00 p.m.