2020-07-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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Travel and conferences - $1,000 Printing - $1,000 Miscellaneous contracts - $3,500 Miscellaneous charges - $3,500. Meals are included in this category. Meal amount would be $200. Farrah suggested one option could be to increase the Real Women Essay con- test budget, Mele opposed. Andrew moved to inform Lisa $1,000 for mileage and $200 for meals for 2020- 2021 based on the new budget amounts. Seconded by Mihaela. Motion carried. Action item: Andrew will send a spreadsheet to everyone before next month meeting to discuss the other details of the budget. F. Legislation On June 4, Communication 774.12 was heard by the Hawaii County Council. It proposed to change the operating budget for the Committee on the Status of Women from $0 to $10,000 for next fiscal year. This item was unanimously passed. On July 8, Resolution 680.20 was heard by the Hawaii County Council. It sup- ports and urges equity, inclusion, and social and economic justice principles into COVID-19 related recovery initiatives for Hawaii County. This item was also unanimously passed. Several CSW members provided testimony as community members since the CSW did not have meetings in May and June to be able to discuss these legisla- tive testimony opportunities. XI. ADJOURNMENT Mihaela moved to adjourn, seconded by Kami. Meeting adjourned at 11:19am. Next meeting August 19, 2020. 4 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer