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Commission on the Status of Women

Commission on the Status of Women Meeting

Date: June 13, 2019

Time: 6:00 - 11:59 p.m.

Registration Required: No

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First District: Jan Blalock, Joanne M. Brown
Second District: Trisha Almond (Chair), Caitlin Quinn
Third District: Jennifer Whyte (Officer-at-Large)
Fourth District: Leticia Padilla, Dianna MacDonald, Betsy Connolly
Fifth District: Lorena Barrera (Vice-Chair), Ariana Diaz De Leon, Jessica Wood

  1. CALL TO ORDER – INTRODUCTIONS – MISSION STATEMENT
  2. APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 13, 2019 AGENDA
    Due to the requirements of the Brown Act, only changing the order of, or deletion of items may be allowed. New items may not be added.
  3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
    Commissioners to vote on meeting minutes from the April 11, 2019 and May 9, 2019 draft minutes.
  4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS
    Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
  5. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Commissioners to provide any commission-related announcements, report on communications with supervisors and also announce any tabling opportunities.
  6. OPENINGS AND APPOINTMENTS
    1. Chair will report out on openings and swear in re-appointed Commissioners.
  7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
    Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
  8. PRESENTATIONS - None
  9. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
    1. Report on Administrative ResponsibilitiesAlmond, Barrera, Whyte
      Officers will go over various administrative items.
    2. League of Women Voters T-Shirts - Blalock
      Discussion and possible action on approving funds from the budget to be used for the purchase of t-shirts from the League of Women Voters.
    3. Girl Scout Website - Blalock
      Discussion and possible action on Girl Scout Website promotion or assistance.
    4. Chicago Conference - Blalock
      Discussion and possible action on using CSW funds to support the attendance of Commissioner Blalock at a conference in Chicago.
    5. Budget Review - Almond, Barrera, Whyte
      Review of current budget and discussion and possible action on potential purchases from remaining budget funds left over after accounting for already allocated funds.
  10. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
    Chair will report out the nominations made at the April 11th meeting and commissioners will vote on the approval of the slate.
  11. AD HOC COMMITTEE AND PROJECT COMMITTEE UPDATES
    Commissioners to provide reports and/or updates from the work being done by their ad hoc committee(s) and/or project committee(s).
    1. Empowerment Ad Hoc
    2. Marketing Ad Hoc
    3. Women’s Voices
    4. Junior Commissioner Project Committee
  12. COMMUNITY ISSUES, LIAISONS, AND COORDINATORS
    Commissioners to provide brief updates or ideas on the following:
    1. ACCW
    2. Field Trip Ideas
    3. Human Trafficking Task Force
    4. Legislative Advisory Group
    5. NWHA
    6. Sonoma County 2020 Centennial Coalition
    7. Speaker Coordinator
  13. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
    Proposal, discussion, and possible action items for next Commission meeting.
  14. ADJOURNMENT

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Agendas and Materials

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Public Comment

Any member of the audience desiring to address the Commission on a matter on the agenda: Please walk to the public speaker’s table and after receiving recognition from the Chair, please state your name and make your comments. In order that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, please be brief and limit your comments to the subject under discussion. Each person is usually granted 3 minutes to speak; time limitations are at the discretion of the Chair. While members of the public are welcome to address the Commission, under the Brown Act, Commission members may not deliberate or take action on items not on the agenda, and generally may only listen.
Disabled Accommodation: If you have a disability which requires an accommodation, an alternative format, or requires another person to assist you while attending this meeting, please contact the Deputy Clerk at sococsw@sonoma-county.org, as soon as possible to ensure arrangements for accommodation.