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October 20, 2004
Human Rights Office Conference Room
Meeting Minutes
Present: Rondell Ferguson, Paula Cole, Alison Johnston, Stacey Arnold, Barb Goff,
Penny Vincent, Amanda Almon, Beth Etter
I. Call to Order: 6:23 p.m.
Approval of the minutes by Paula. Seconded by Stacey
Unanimously approved.
II. Announcements:
Alison announced the resignation of Kristin Chatnani from the Commission.
III. Business:
• Update on Name Change
There were lengthy discussion regarding Karen's concerns, (i.e. cost involved
in the name change, reprinting of materials, alphabetically moving the name
in various City documents, etc.). Beth moved that the Commission on the
Status of Women change its name to Commission for Women. Penny
seconded the motion.
• Next Step
Alison agreed to communicate with Karen and relay information to the group.
Stacey agreed to review various documents for appropriate changes.
IV. Essay Contest:
It was agreed that the Essay Contest was a go. William committed HRO to
paying for the trophies or plaques. Amanda agreed to redesign the flyer.
Alison stated that Cindy Ronan is the contact person. Amanda will attempt to
communicate with her. A second contact person is Barb. She can be reached
at 388-5381. The Award Ceremony timetable: February 2, 2005, Collect
Essays, March 8, 2005, Awards Ceremony. Essay Committee volunteers are
Barb, Amanda Stacey and Rondell. Rondell agreed to check on Gift
Certificates. Those not serving on the Essay Committee will serve on the
Marcel N. Woods Awards (MNWA) Committee. The group decided to
provide paper certificates for the students. MNWA applications will be mailed
in early January. Beth encouraged suggestions from the group regarding the
content of her conversation on KRFC/88.9 FM.
V. Zonta
• Beth reported that the organization meets once a month in a luncheon format.
Their dues /fees fund scholarships. The group has 16 different committees to
serve on. An information brochure was passed around so that the membership
could review its content. It was mentioned that the organization is also
involved in providing videos on violence to various high schools, purchasing
blue lights and sponsoring a Golf Tournament. Zonta also sponsors a Safe
House. It was suggested that they be included on the resource list.
VI. Resource List:
• Stacey e-mailed the Resource List to everyone prior to the meeting, Alison
discussed strategies for gathering information for each area of concern. She
suggested the following questions be considered; What would you want to
know? Short term verse long term needs/acute issues/ chronic /permanent
/temporary.
Rondell passed out some information on Affordable Housing.
Paula announced that she would provide the group with wages information at
the next meeting. She also shared information regarding the CSU's Women
Programming Roundtables and the opportunity to connect with other Women
groups. IT was mentioned that CSU's Women's Studies Program would be a
good place to solicit new Commission members. It was suggested that a
review of the By-laws would address the appointment process.
Amanda met with Karen today for 45 minutes regarding the website. She was
given information necessary to contact the City's Webmaster. Karen was quite
complimentary of Amanda's presentation overall. At this point, content needs
to be written to provide to the Webmaster. Legal must review all content prior
to information being posted on the website. There was discussion about
breaking up written content and individuals taking responsibility for various
sections. There will be 3 —5 links. Amanda suggested that each section be
approximately two paragraphs. Stacey agreed to pull Goals/History and
"About Us" from the by-laws. Paula agreed to do "Fact of the Month" and
"Women of the Month".
• Other:
Alison agreed to e-mail Kristin resignation to the membership.
Penny moved adjournment of the meeting. Paula second the motion.
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