2015-03-13 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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C. Real Women Essay Contest 1. No report was provided by Carol with budget info or status of photo consents. 2. Luncheon to recognize the Real Women Essay Contest winners will be on Sunday, April 12 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. 3. Elena will be Mistress of Ceremony. 4. There was discussion about what publicity will be done for this event. Hazel will put articles in the newspapers and on KonaWeb. Farrah will get a PSA to the radio stations and Patti Cook for the North Hawaii News calendar. 5. There was discussion about whether to invite the public. A decision was made to invite the public, then a discussion followed about how much to charge the general public. Farrah moved to charge $35. Brooke seconded. The motion was approved. D. Urgent Services Directory for Families 1. Farrah distributed a draft copy of the directory and asked for feedback on layout and content. Currently, the directory spans over 5 pages. We need to find a way to condense it to 4 pages. Members were asked to submit feedback by next Friday, March 20. E. Purchase of Banner 1. See IX, A, 9 above. F. Approval of CSW Operational Guidelines — tabled G. Review of By -Laws — tabled X. NEW BUSINESS A. Equal Pay Promotion 1. Last year, we were told that we probably wouldn't be allowed to do the Pay Day candy bars again. There was a discussion about another item that could replace the candy bar and still be effective in getting the message out. Action Item: Hazel will follow-up with Carol on ordering caribiners. XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS Reminder that all procurement requests are requested to be in to Prosecuting Attorney's office by Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jessie Marquez has submitted an application to serve on the CSW. Next meeting is on Friday, April 10, via videoconference, from 10am-12pm. XII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:11 PM. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY: Farrah -Marie Gomes 9