About
Here at City of Sacramento LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, we’re committed to investing our expertise and resources in order to further achieve our cause. Since 2020, we’ve been supporting our community members in a variety of ways. Just imagine what we can achieve together!
CHARTER
Introduction
We are an LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) recognized by the City of Sacramento. The Sac City LGBTQ+ ERG was formed in 2020 by City employees to bring our community together.
Mission
The City of Sacramento LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group mission is to:
serve as an advisory group to the city management on policies and programs affecting us;
provide LGBTQ+ employees with peer support resources;
educate and provide training on LGBTQ+ subjects;
provide LGBTQ+ employees and allies with a “safe space” to network with others, including hosting social events.
Membership
All City of Sacramento employees are eligible to become members of the Sac City LGBTQ+ ERG.
To become a member a city employee must email the designated group email: saccitylgbtqi@gmail.com. The Secretary will then add the member to the Membership List located on Microsoft Teams.
It is the member’s responsibility to contact the Secretary to be removed from the Membership List.
Structure and Operations
The Sac City LGBTQ+ ERG shall be composed of Officers and committees.
Officers
The group shall have the following Officers, serving for 1-year terms:
Chair(s): meeting convener(s), point of contact for group, checks in with committees.
Secretary: prepares meeting agenda, takes notes/minutes and maintains membership list.
Communications Director: maintains and updates email account, social media (Instagram and Facebook).
Committees
There shall be four committees with a Chair position for each:
Policy and Advocacy
Education and Training
Peer Support
Social Events
Each committee is responsible for choosing a Chair and meeting regularly. Committees may opt to have co-Chairs to divide the workload. Members can volunteer to join any committee.
Meetings
The Sac City LGBTQ+ ERG shall have monthly membership meetings.
Membership meetings will be facilitated by the ERG Chair(s) and will email members with a draft of the agenda, seeking additional agenda items from the membership.
After each membership meeting the Secretary will send out a summary of the meeting minutes to the membership. The summary minutes and agendas will also be posted to the ERG Microsoft Teams Files.