Definitions:
Impact Review - Conducted by designated department/division personnel for assessing the impact of the new or revised policy/procedure on day-to-day operations, critical timelines/deadlines, or existing financial or human resources.

Content Review - Conducted by the appropriate Legislative Standing Committee(s) for assessing the relevancy and appropriateness of the new or revised policy, and ensuring that the wording is clear and consistent with other related policies or procedures.

Policy - A Legislative statement of intention to guide political, management, financial, or administrative decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). Legislative approval is required for new policies or modifications to existing policies.

Procedure - A prescibed set of steps, actions, or activities generally needed to obtain consistent results. New or revised procedures do not require Legislative approval, but final procedures need to be presented for their information to the appropriate Legislative Standing Committee and the legislative standing committee responsible for policy review.

Procedural Review - Conducted by the legislative standing committee responsible for policy review for confirming consistency, completeness, and clarity in the language and intent of the new or revised policy, and ensuring that process steps have been followed sufficiently as outlined in Policy 01-04.

Responsible Department - The department or division within the County organizational structure responsible for preparing the appropriate language for new or updated policies or procedures, and for routinely reviewing policies or procedures according to the criteria outlined in the General Information section of Policy 01-04.