City of Gainesville - File #: 210239.

• File #: 210239.
• Version: 2
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: To Be Introduced
• File created: 7/28/2021
• In control: General Policy Committee
• On agenda: 8/12/2021
• Final action: 8/12/2021
• Title: Policy Process Updates (B)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/12/2021	2	General Policy Committee	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title

Policy Process Updates (B)

Explanation

One of the top priorities that emerged from the City’s Organizational Culture Assessment, completed this spring, was to enhance the policy research process that informs the General Policy Committee.  On June 3, 2021, the City Commission approved the recommendation for the Charter Officers and Policy Research Group to enhance the policy research workflow to: 

•       Ensure new projects or programs align with the City’s mission, vision and strategic plan;

•       Draw on leadership and impacted stakeholder subject matter expertise before and after research commences;

•       Estimate resources needed for a new project or program as well as resources that may need to be reallocated if the project or program were accepted; and

•       Provide a mechanism for determining how a new project or program should be prioritized in a consistent manner.

The Charter Officers worked with the Policy Research Group to propose the enhanced Policy Research workflow presented today according to recommendations. The overall status of each idea, project or policy in progress will be presented at each General Policy Committee meeting in a similar format.

Fiscal Note

N/A

Recommendation:

The commission review newly proposed policy process, discuss and take action deemed appropriate.