JOHNSON COUNTY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
MONTHLY MEETING
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, 9:00am – 10:00am
Hybrid – Physical location: Betty Sass (Admin Bldg. First floor Room)
Next Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 at 9 AM
Question of the Day: What is your favorite board game or card game?
Budget Balance: $32,968 for FY24.
D & I Committee Business
- Wellness Committee - WellBQ
Sam Jarvis attended from Public Health to talk about the wellness survey. The survey has been active for the past month and at about 120 participants. Goal is 350 participants, 200 last year. There is a raffle for downton gift cards for all participants. Please promote in your work units.
- Update on engagement poster
- JoCo Weekly blurb. In Teams, please review. Will be in the next JoCo Weekly.
- Fiscal Year 2024 update. Will continue strategic planning for this fiscal year. For FY24 we increased the amount for conference scholarships. Also have $15,000 for community grant that we are working with the grants staff to incorporate into the grants system.
- Disability Inclusion in the Workplace training with Public Health – September 22nd
- Values Activity on In-Person/ Jamboard. Chose from a list of about 65 words what you think the core values of the committee are. Choose top 10. Discussion of process. Then narrow to top 5. Discussion of top 5 chosen by committee members present.
- Lunch & Learn Schedule:
- July – Stanley Art Musuem Presentation. Thurs 7/27.
- August – TBD (Lulu Merle Johnson historian presentation)
- September – Iowa Women’s Archives – Mujeres Latinas Project
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Intranet Site: https://int.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/diversity
Note: meeting attendance will no longer be reported.