[Amended 9-7-2016 by Res.
No. 767-2016]
The Suffolk County Women's Advisory Commission ("Commission")
is hereby re-established to make recommendations to the Suffolk County
Division of Women's Services, the County Executive, and the County
Legislature and shall consist of 24 voting members chosen to serve
at the pleasure of their respective appointing authorities as follows:
A. One member to be appointed by each County Legislator from each of
the Legislative Districts, said appointees to reside within the Legislative
District from which they are appointed;
B. Two members to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Suffolk County
Human Rights Commission;
C. One member to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission;
D. Three members to be appointed by the County Executive; and
E. The Director of Women's Services shall be an ex-officio member
of the Commission, with rights to attend meetings, have a voice, but
no vote.
[Amended 7-16-2019 by Res. No. 749-2019]
The Commission shall:
A. Meet at least four times a year;
B. Transact business when a quorum of the entire body is present:
(1) Thirteen members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum; and
(2) All business must be approved by a majority of the members present
at such meeting;
C. Distribute minutes of its meetings to members of the County Legislature
and the County Executive, as well as to the appointing body or entity,
within 30 days after such meeting;
D. Issue an annual written report on its activities to the County Executive
and the County Legislature regarding recommendations to be implemented;
E. Act in an advocacy role within the Suffolk County government for
women's issues; and
F. Work with the County Division of Women's Services for the purpose
of Implementing and coordinating the initiatives that arise from the
Commission's recommendations to the County Executive and the
County Legislature if such initiatives are approved by the County
Legislature.
The chairperson of said Commission shall be selected by the
members of the Commission at each annual meeting, and no member shall
receive any monetary compensation for such membership on said Commission.