In September 2017, the IOC held a discussion about problems that had been reported concerning the Commission for Women including a spate of member resignations, inability to achieve a meeting quorum, blurred responsibilities, disagreement over the Commission's mission, factions and fragmentation, open meeting act errors, and loss of interest among some of the membership. The IOC continues to work with the Commission to institute policy and bylaws changes to address the issues that have hindered functioning of the Commission.
The Commission for Women has a small group of very devoted members who try to keep the Commission moving forward. However, they have struggled to maintain enough members to conduct meetings. In April of this year, the Board of Supervisors reduced the Commission's membership size from 20 seats down to 15 to assist them in achieving a meeting quorum, which is now 8. Even with the 5-seat reduction, the Commission is struggling to achieve a quorum.
To assist the Commission in achieving a quorum so that it can meet and recruit additional members, we recommend that the Board re-appoint four incumbents to At Large seats on the Commission. Upon their appointment, the Commission will have only one remaining At Large seat vacancy. Member applications are attached for reference.