2021-10-20 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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noun% of wai"I IT HIELL o, ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/'o 066 Kilauea Avenitte • Hilb, Hawaji'j 9 720 Vill. REPORTS (8018), 961-046 . Fax,(80 ) 961-8908 A. HSCSW liaison report Cyd shared the current Kaua'i County report on the impacts of the pandemic on women. This report had been requested by the Kaua'i County CSW committee. Chair shared the HCSW version for Hawai'i County in Resolution 680-20. Cyd offered State Commission support for the Hawai'i County Committee for the upcoming year, and encouraged requests for funding be made soon. B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) No report. No members attended. Kahea offered to be the Designee moving forward. Chair says Kahea can state her role in HCSW at any future meetings. Chair shared that up to 4 members of HCSW can attend FVIC meetings, which are held every 1st Monday of the month for East Hawaii. The West Hawaii meetings directly conflict with our HCSW meetings. Regular emails from Allen should be coming to every HCSW member as an invitation to attend. Shana said she is not getting the emails. Chair said she will follow up with Allen about this. Action Item: Chair to ask Allen to include all members of HCSW to the FVIC email list. C. MMNHWG Task Force Mihaela will report on the task force next month. Chair will send the current report for inclusion in minutes. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications: Brochure, Family Services Directory, Social Media Brochure needs to be updated before distribution due to membership turnover. Discussion about term limits commenced. Hannah's term ends on Dec. 31, 2021. Chair asked Pomai and Cody about terms, and the preferred staggered terms. Questions about reappointment arose. Current holdover members did not have to reapply in the past. Chair notes that Bylaws allow four year terms per member, not per district. Therefore, any new replacement member should get four years. Chair says that staggered terms are preferable in order to maintain quorum. Chair notes that 6 members will be at the end of their term in 2022, and any new members should be brought in with four year terms each, including Hannah. Pomai said usually, holdovers from Mayor's advisory boards such as HCSW allow for a 90 day holdover and all must reapply for another term in that time. Action Item: Cody to research and clarify Bylaws/county rules regarding terms.