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Carpinteria adopts 'policy on policies' to centralize rules and launch full policy audit
Summary
Council approved a new city 'policy on policies' directing the creation of a centralized policy repository, a policy numbering/lifecycle system, and a plan to audit legacy policies for legal and CJPIA compliance.
The Carpinteria City Council adopted a resolution on March 23 approving a new administrative framework for city policies aimed at reducing duplication, improving legal compliance and preserving institutional knowledge.
Management analyst Ryan Benson and the city clerk described a decades‑long accumulation of overlapping or outdated policies — a problem Benson called a “policy mound” — and presented a structured framework that…
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