JOHNSON COUNTY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

MONTHLY MEETING

Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

Hybrid – Physical location: Betty Sass (Admin Bldg. First floor Room)

 

 

Next Meeting Date and Time:  Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 at 9 AM 

Question of the Day: What is your favorite childhood memory around food?

Budget Balance: $37,284.00

D & I Committee Business 

  1. Teams Channel Walkthrough:  Posts is the messaging area.  Files contains agendas and minutes for all meetings.  Meetings & Events is a calendar of all DEI activities.
  2. Disability Inclusion in the Workplace training with Public Health – September 22nd
    1. https://bit.ly/447SWWl.  
  3. Committee Values Survey results:  Words are ranked based on how many people chose them and what people ranked them.  Top 5 words are Respect #1, Diversity #2, Open-Minded #3, Communication #4, Trust #5.  Committee will continue to work on the committee values.
  4. FY 24 Budget breakdown:  $15,000 for Community Engagement is being evaluated for a proper process to award the money and have an agreement on what the money can be used for.  We will probably award the money quarterly.  $3,000 for scholarships at $250 max for each person.  Possible to have a training for everyone  am and pm split training.  There would be some flexibility for SEATS, Sheriff, Ambulance and maybe some others. 
  5. Lunch & Learn Schedule:
    1. August – TBD.  Possibly a movie about a local Iowa City person who was in mental health institutions for many years and his experiences.  
    2. September – replaced by Disability Inclusion training
    3. October - Iowa Women’s Archives – Mujeres Latinas Project
    4. November – Lulu Merle Johnson historians

 

Diversity & Inclusion Committee Intranet Site: https://int.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/diversity