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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 3, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~-- SUBJECT: Commission for Women (CFW) Bylaws Amendment DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Bylaws with Proposed Tracked Changes Shoshannah Smith, 960-3877 Bylaws with Changes Incorporated Excerpt of Minutes from 6/26/07 and 8!21/07 BOCC Meetings PURPOSE: To review and amend the Commission for Women's (CFW) Bylaws to include a mission statement, delegation of hiring and supervisory duties, and other minor changes for the purpose of clarification. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Commission for Women was established on March 25, 1976. The agency was created as part of a statewide effort by the North Carolina Council on the Status of Women to organize a network of Women's Councils for North Carolina counties. From 1976 to the present, the CFW has advised the BOCC on a number of causes including equal employment opportunities for women, women business owners' issues, and transportation. EVENTS LEADING TO RECOMMENDED CHANGES - / During 2005, the CFW formed an Advocacy Subcommittee to direct its efforts towards advocating on behalf of women and children in Orange County and the Advocacy Subcommittee decided to create a mission statement for the Commission. The mission statement was intended to be a clear statement of the primary issues and communities the Commission would seek to identify and support. The issues were not meant to be exclusive but illustrative. The mission statement was approved by the CFW on October 13, 2005. / At the same time, the CFW's Bylaws Subcommittee began reviewing the Bylaws and making recommendations for revision because the Commission found the bylaws to be unclear about attendance requirements, election of officers and other minor issues. The Advocacy Subcommittee requested that the Bylaws Subcommittee include the mission statement as part of the Bylaws Amendment. The Bylaws Subcommittee agreed. The amended Bylaws were presented to the CFW on February 8, 2007. The members voted unanimously to accept the recommended changes and request that the BOCC adopt the CFW's recommended changes. After feedback from the BOCC meeting on June 26, 2007, the revised Bylaws were presented to the CFW on August 9, 2007 and again unanimously accepted and forwarded to the BOCC. After feedback from the BOCC and the County Attorney on August 21, 2007, the revised Bylaws were presented to the CFW