Title
Adopt a Resolution in response to Board of Supervisors Referral 2013.20 establishing a Monterey County Board Policy Manual to be a central repository for non-codified County policies.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a resolution in response to Board of Supervisors Referral 2013.20 establishing a Monterey County Board Policy Manual to be a central repository for non-codified County policies.
SUMMARY:
Board of Supervisors Referral 2013.20 identified the need to create a central repository for non-codified policies and/or guidelines that relate to the conduct of the public's business. Staff have been gathering and reviewing relevant policies and/or guidelines, and it is now appropriate for the Board to take action to establish the Policy Manual and give further direction regarding its maintenance, oversight and updating. A funding stream to maintain and revise the Board Policy Manual has not yet been determined. The CAO-Intergovernmental & Legislative Affairs Division will temporarily manage the Policy Manual until permanent oversight has been assigned by the CAO.
DISCUSSION:
In late 2013, the Board of Supervisors established referral 2013.20 that called for the creation of a central repository for non-codified policies and/or guidelines that relate to the conduct of the public's business. The referral was assigned to the CAO, Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs (IGLA) Division to work with County Counsel on this project.
The Monterey County Board Policy Manual, the short title of which will be the County Policy Manual, has been created using a Content Management System (CMS). Staff have worked with County departments since March 2014 to collect all non-codified policies and/or department guidelines. The collected documents have been stored in the CMS and will be reviewed by County Counsel staff to insure the documents are appropriate for the manual. At this time, the manual is an internal draft. ...
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