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DeKalb committee backs adding a formal policy-review methodology to procedural rules
Summary
Central staff proposed a policy review methodology to screen commissioner-initiated resolutions and ordinances; commissioners agreed to add the framework to the standing procedural rules and asked staff to include departmental, COO and county-attorney review and a timeline for input.
Central staff proposed that DeKalb County add a formal policy review methodology to the board's standing procedural rules to guide commissioner-initiated legislation intended to establish or amend county policy.
John Manson outlined the proposed process: initial consultation between sponsoring commissioner and central staff, a staff analysis that includes best practices research, fiscal and equity impact review and a prelegal assessment, then committee review before recommendation to the…
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