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Commission on Women presses city on pending appointments, seeks new chair and secretary
Summary
Commission members said a pending appointment has been delayed for months and discussed recruiting new members and filling leadership roles; Councilwoman Leslie Skarden will be asked for updates after a July 15 meeting with the mayor.
At the June 22 meeting the City of Charleston Commission on Women identified leadership and appointment issues as a priority for the coming weeks. The chair said one candidate, "Danielle," has been pending appointment for months and asked commissioners to prioritize filling a chairperson and secretary position for the commission.
"It's literally been 8 months that she's been pending," the chair said of Danielle's appointment, pressing for action on outstanding appointments. Leslie Skarden (speaker 4), identified in the transcript as a councilwoman, said she expected to discuss appointments during an upcoming meeting with the mayor: "My next meeting with the mayor is July 15, and I can certainly ask Jennifer for an update on that too." Skarden also said city staff are reviewing the appointments process and several current commissioners' terms are expiring, suggesting the city will consider appointments in a broader review rather than one-off actions.
A committee member (speaker 3) said they would miss the July 27 meeting and would email their recommendations in advance. The chair asked commissioners to prepare suggestions the commission can include when the chair forwards its consolidated priorities to the clerk and to Councilwoman Skarden. No formal appointment votes occurred at the June 22 meeting.
