Governance committee previews draft council policy flowchart to coordinate staff access and policy development
Council operations staff previewed a draft policy process flowchart on Oct. 6 that would add a resource-request or staff-authorization step to coordinate council-initiated policy work with city administration. Councilors raised concerns about potential bottlenecks, political influence perceptions and the need to study other cities’ approaches.
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Council operations staff on Oct. 6 presented a draft policy-process flowchart to the Governance Committee designed to clarify how council-initiated policy ideas move from concept to ordinance or resolution. Aubrey Chen, Council Aide, and Craig Cook, Council Policy Analyst, said the flowchart aims to balance technical staff expertise, administrative capacity and public engagement while preserving councilors’ ability to originate proposals.
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