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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. Q- Q ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 6, 1998 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO COMMISSION FOR WOMEN'S BYLAWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: _ Yes XX No BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED Yes XX No ATTACHMENT(S): • Proposed Amendment INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Oxenfeldt Jacky Phillips Co-Chairs Commission for Women TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 PURPOSE: To expand the capability of the Commission to render services by increasing the number of members from fifteen to twenty. BACKGROUND: The existing bylaws limit the Commission to fifteen (15) members and require that five members shall reside in Chapel Hill Township; three from Hillsborough Township; and five from Bingham, Eno, Little River, Cheeks and Cedar Grove Townships collectively. The remaining two positions shall be at-large. The Commission presently has twelve (12) members who are working on several community- wide projects. It is actively recruiting additional members. Foremost in its recruitment strategy is to further diversify its membership racially and predicated upon national origin. The Commission is also interested in being able to capitalize on the opportunity to recommend applicants for appointment who possess the talents needed to advance the cause of women, regazdless of their particulaz township residency. The Commission for Women desires to increase the members from fifteen to twenty. An enlargement of the Commission, and such enlargement being by at-large positions, would greatly enhance the potential for the Commission to broaden the talents, diversity, and productivity of its membership, as above referenced. RECOMMENDATION(S): As the Board decides.