Minutes of the May 28, 2020 Business Meeting
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Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women Monthly Business Meeting May 28, 2020 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Virtual meeting Commission Members Present: Kathy Banks-Monroe, Brenda Jones Barwick, Sarah Brown, Lee Denney, Linda Haneborg, Estela Hernandez, Nyla Khan, Denise Kinzie, Lou Kohlman, Mary Larson, Jean Lehr, Shondra McCage, Delores Runnels, Karen Sneary, Riki Snyder, Gloria Torres, Maria Trapp- Braly, Molly Wehrenberg, and Victoria Woods Commission Members Excused: Pat Carr Commission Members Absent: Rhonda Baker, Jan Barrick, Carol Bush, Denise Castelli, Elise Hall, Cyndi Munson, and Tammy West Staff Present: Kitti Asberry Advisory Council Members Present: Dee Hayes, Debbie Hogue-Downing, Chris Morriss, Aisha Shah, and DeAnna Williams Call to Order and Determination of Quorum: The meeting was called to order by Chair Riki Snyder at 3:14 pm. There was a quorum declared. Minutes: Presented February 25, 2020 minutes. Motion to accept as corrected. MSP: Kohlman/Sneary. Minutes approved unanimously. Reports: Executive Director’s Report – Kitti Asberry -- See packet Chair Report – Riki Snyder –No report Treasurer – Brenda Jones Barwick – See packet –Presentation of budget for FY2021. One change was made after the presentation of the spreadsheet. The executive director announced that the NACW conference will be canceled for this year, so the $1,500 allotted for travel will be unnecessary. MSP Kohlman/Torres. Budget passed unanimously. The proposed budget will be submitted to OMES in June. Vice-Chair Torres took over the running of the meeting following the reports. Discussion to Suspend, and vote to Approve, or Take Other Action on Article V, Section 1, Item A in our Bylaws: It was moved that Article V, Section 1, Item A be suspended for this year. MSP: Torres/Kohlman. Motion passed unanimously. Discussion to Suspend, and vote to Approve, or Take Other Action on Article V, Section 1, Item D in our Bylaws: It was moved that we suspend the requirement that the Nominating Committee be elected earlier this year, that we use the two elected members from last year’s committee, and that we allow the chair to appoint her member. MSP: Kohlman/Trapp-Braly. Motion passed unanimously. The chair appointed Denise Castelli to the committee. Discussion to Suspend, and vote to Approve, or Take Other Action Article V, Section 1, Item E in our Bylaws: It was moved that we suspend the timeline in subsection E, that the Nominating Committee begin work as of today, that the slate be presented to the Commission through an official OCSW Commission email no later than ten days before the June meeting, and that the elections be held at the June meeting in whatever way provided by state law. MSP: Kohlman/Trapp-Braly. During discussion a clarification was requested, and it was confirmed that candidates can still be presented from the floor at the June meeting and that that possibility is unaffected by this motion. Motion passed unanimously. Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame (OWHOF) Update: Commissioners Estela Hernandez and Jean Lehr: Because of issues with scheduling, down payments, sponsorships, and other aspects of planning impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee recommends that the OWHOF event be postponed until sometime in 2021. It was moved to postpone the OWHOF event until 2021. MSP: Kohlman/Sneary. Discussion included the suggestion that anyone with thoughts on how to proceed could reach out to the committee with alternatives. It was agreed to honor the work of the committee by following their recommendation. Motion passed unanimously. There were no new business items or announcements. Next regularly scheduled meeting is June 25, 2020, 3:00-4:30 pm, by virtual conference call. The meeting was adjourned at 4:28 pm. .