[2024] OKEQ Resolution FY 24-1
Title
[2024] OKEQ Resolution FY 24-1
Subject
Oklahomans for Equality Resolution No. FY 24-1: OKEQ Resolution on Community Input to the Board of Directors
Description
2 pages of the Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Resolution No. FY 24-1: OKEQ Resolution on Community Input to the Board of Directors. It was adopted by the board on July 18, 2024, and signed and sealed on August 4, 2024.
Creator
Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ)
Source
https://okeq.org/bylaws/
Date
August 4, 2024
Text
Docusign Envelope ID: 581A289A-2131-45B2-81F5-0FCF3C9A3429
oklahomans for equality
RESOLUTION NO. FY 24-1
OKEQ RESOLUTION ON COMMUNITY INPUT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) is committed to fostering trust, accountability, transparency and participation amongst our members and community stakeholders,
ACKNOWLEDGING that OkEq does not have a formal policy for public and membership input directed at the Board of Directors, independent of the members’ grievance process outlined in the bylaws,
RECOGNIZING that the input of diverse voices from the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities is beneficial to our organization and necessary for success in our mission,
OBSERVING that members of the community have requested more ways to provide meaningful input regarding the direction of the organization,
AFFIRMING that our boards, committees, members, and stakeholders are best served by having diverse ways to provide input, as well as diverse avenues for receiving reflection, response, and action,
NOTING that our organization is currently in a time of deep transition and transformation with many developments on the horizon,
KNOWING that what is needed during our journey can and should change as we continue to advance through this transitional and transformational time,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors, that Oklahomans for Equality takes the following actions forthwith:
1. RECOMMIT to hosting Town Hall events no less than once per quarter for fiscal year 2025 (October 1st, 2024 through September 30th, 2025).
Docusign Envelope ID: 581A289A-2131-45B2-81F5-0FCF3C9A3429
2. HOST no fewer than three (3) Community Café events BEFORE the end of fiscal year 2024 (September 30th, 2024) with the purpose of gathering input from members and community stakeholders as we develop OkEq’s medium and long-term strategic plans.
3. DISSEMINATE a Community Survey to be open until the end of fiscal year 2024 for the purpose of collecting additional qualitative and quantitative data to ensure our future decisions are based in a sound understanding of the needs and desires of the diverse communities that we represent and serve.
4. DIRECT the Governance Committee to continue its investigation into potential benefits, rights, and structures for membership, including development of policies around participation in boards, committees, subcommittees, and meetings.
5. ALLOW for ongoing community input to the board of directors by prominently featuring an open-ended feedback form on the OkEq website. All feedback entered in this form shall be delivered to the Board President, Board Secretary, and Executive Director. If any of these positions are vacant, the feedback will be directed to whomever the board designates as the appropriate person to fill their duties.
6. MANDATE that the Community Relations Committee deliver a report at every regularly scheduled board meeting that must include a high level summary of feedback received through this form since the last report, and an overview of actions taken in response.
ADOPTION
This resolution was adopted at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Oklahomans for Equality, Inc. held in person and online at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center located at 621 E 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120 on July 18, 2024, where 11 directors were present and with a final vote of 11 in favor, none against, and none abstaining.
Signed and sealed this 4th day of August, 2024 by:
OKLAHOMANS FOR EQUALITY, INC.
[Whitney Cipolla's signature]
__________________________________
Whitney Cipolla, President
ATTEST:
[Yonah Jasper's signature]
________________________________
Yonah Jasper, Secretary
oklahomans for equality
RESOLUTION NO. FY 24-1
OKEQ RESOLUTION ON COMMUNITY INPUT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) is committed to fostering trust, accountability, transparency and participation amongst our members and community stakeholders,
ACKNOWLEDGING that OkEq does not have a formal policy for public and membership input directed at the Board of Directors, independent of the members’ grievance process outlined in the bylaws,
RECOGNIZING that the input of diverse voices from the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities is beneficial to our organization and necessary for success in our mission,
OBSERVING that members of the community have requested more ways to provide meaningful input regarding the direction of the organization,
AFFIRMING that our boards, committees, members, and stakeholders are best served by having diverse ways to provide input, as well as diverse avenues for receiving reflection, response, and action,
NOTING that our organization is currently in a time of deep transition and transformation with many developments on the horizon,
KNOWING that what is needed during our journey can and should change as we continue to advance through this transitional and transformational time,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors, that Oklahomans for Equality takes the following actions forthwith:
1. RECOMMIT to hosting Town Hall events no less than once per quarter for fiscal year 2025 (October 1st, 2024 through September 30th, 2025).
Docusign Envelope ID: 581A289A-2131-45B2-81F5-0FCF3C9A3429
2. HOST no fewer than three (3) Community Café events BEFORE the end of fiscal year 2024 (September 30th, 2024) with the purpose of gathering input from members and community stakeholders as we develop OkEq’s medium and long-term strategic plans.
3. DISSEMINATE a Community Survey to be open until the end of fiscal year 2024 for the purpose of collecting additional qualitative and quantitative data to ensure our future decisions are based in a sound understanding of the needs and desires of the diverse communities that we represent and serve.
4. DIRECT the Governance Committee to continue its investigation into potential benefits, rights, and structures for membership, including development of policies around participation in boards, committees, subcommittees, and meetings.
5. ALLOW for ongoing community input to the board of directors by prominently featuring an open-ended feedback form on the OkEq website. All feedback entered in this form shall be delivered to the Board President, Board Secretary, and Executive Director. If any of these positions are vacant, the feedback will be directed to whomever the board designates as the appropriate person to fill their duties.
6. MANDATE that the Community Relations Committee deliver a report at every regularly scheduled board meeting that must include a high level summary of feedback received through this form since the last report, and an overview of actions taken in response.
ADOPTION
This resolution was adopted at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Oklahomans for Equality, Inc. held in person and online at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center located at 621 E 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120 on July 18, 2024, where 11 directors were present and with a final vote of 11 in favor, none against, and none abstaining.
Signed and sealed this 4th day of August, 2024 by:
OKLAHOMANS FOR EQUALITY, INC.
[Whitney Cipolla's signature]
__________________________________
Whitney Cipolla, President
ATTEST:
[Yonah Jasper's signature]
________________________________
Yonah Jasper, Secretary
Files
Citation
Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ), “[2024] OKEQ Resolution FY 24-1,” OKEQ History Project, accessed August 23, 2025, https://history.okeq.org/items/show/1301.