Women’s Commission seeks legal sign-off for social media recruitment as outreach list grows

At its meeting, the Anchorage Municipality Women’s Commission discussed steps to expand outreach and recruitment while ensuring compliance with municipal legal requirements. Members agreed to secure a legal review before relaunching commission social media and to use existing municipal channels and partners to widen reach.

Sharon, leading outreach and communications, reported that Jessica Willoughby in the municipal legal department is out of the office indefinitely and asked staff to contact Quincy in the legal department to review social-media posting rules. Commissioners said they have begun compiling lists of women-owned businesses and possible community partners to help recruit applicants for one vacancy the website currently shows (members noted Kayla’s appointment may not yet be posted on the site).

A member offered a practical alternative: “I can also see if our PIO … I can send her an email later and see if she knows anything,” the member said, offering to check with the public information officer about whether the PIO could share recruitment messaging on departmental social channels. Members discussed using partner pages such as Beauty Works AK and municipal lifelines that already post civic opportunities, while recognizing the need to verify which pages are appropriate for commission announcements.

The commission assigned follow-up tasks: staff will contact Quincy in the legal department for guidance on social-media rules; a member will check recent appointment records and post findings; and outreach leads will finalize graphics and messaging to distribute through agreed channels once legal clearance is obtained. The commission asked that these updates be reported back to the group at the next meeting.