Monthly Commission Meeting

Description

Monthly Commission Meeting Agenda Jan. 14th, 2025
6:30-8:00 PM
689 Mass Ave. 2nd Floor


Agenda
1. Check In-Something you learned about yourself in 2025
2. Vote to accept meeting minutes 9/25 and 12/25
3. Event Updates
a. The Making of Revolutionary Feminism in El Salvador
b. Girls in Sports Night
c. Book Club focused on Combahee River Collective
4. Commission Chair Overview/Discussion (Item 1)
5. Commission Member Recruitment/Member Status
6. Public Meeting Law Discussion
7. Department Restructuring Discussion
8. 50th Anniversary Brainstorming/Planning

Item 1

Potential Temporary Role of Chair/Co-Chair
The Commission is led by a chair or co-chairs who are selected from among the serving commissioners, plus the Executive Director (E.D.). The Commission chair(s) lead the monthly meetings of the Commission, and they or the E.D. represent the Commission as needed with other Cambridge leadership or organizations. Some of the month-to-month obligations of the leaders are:

· Draft monthly meeting agenda and share with E.D. in a timely fashion (at least 4 days before the meeting) to publish in accordance with open meeting law
· Ensure minutes are prepared and shared with E.D. in a timely fashion (within 2 weeks following the meeting) to publish in accordance with open meeting law
· Stay up to date with current happenings around the City that may connect to or impact the Commission
· Create an annual report on Commission activities
· Meet regularly amongst themselves to keep the business of the Commission moving.