2021-09-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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u ire IH w iii' MITCHELL D. ROTHiMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 6,55 Kiiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 9,6720 (0) 961i-041 . Fax (8,08) 961-8,908 III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA • Farrah -Marie motioned to approve the Agenda, Kahea seconded the motion. • Committee approved motion. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Kahea motioned to approve Minutes from August meeting; Farrah -Marie seconded the motion, with edits to be provided to all members of committee by next meeting. • Committee approved motion. ACTION ITEM: Shana to edit August meeting minutes for final submission to committee for approval by October 20 HCSW meeting, uploading to County/YWCAwebsites. V. TREASURER'S REPORT • Andrew reported no expenditures for the new FY 2020-21. • Shana motioned to approve the report; Farrah seconded the motion w/comment. • Farrah asked for clarity as to how the budget report is to be approved with no hard copy available to the committee to vote on. • Dakota said a verbal report is ok to present to the committee for approval. MOTION: Farrah -Marie motioned, Kahea seconded, and Committee approved Treasurer's Report presented verbally by Andrew. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela to follow up with Allen, Andrew, and possibly the County Finance office to resolve these budget and procurement issues moving forward. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC • Shana asked about the specific protocol and avenues for the public to provide statements to the committee. • Farrah said statements from the public normally flow through the Prosecuting Attorney's emails and/or referrals. • Dakota said there is nothing specifically in the bylaws that explain this process, and that it is something to address if we see the need to do so in the future. VII. CORRESPONDENCE • Shana shared that thank you letters went out to all the agencies and county/state leaders that attended the Human Trafficking Awareness Day event on July 30, 2021. • Kahea thanked everyone for participating and for the thank you letters that were sent out on August 30 on behalf of the committee. • Farrah asked for the list of thank you letters/participants to be provided to the committee with a rationale as to how the list was generated; Kahea explained that participants came from groups that already advocate for HT victims. 2