HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem WAGENDA REPORT
DATE: July 23, 2001
TO Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM John B. Bahorski, City Managerq
SUBJECT: POLICY & PROCEDURAL HANDBOOK
SUMMARY OF REOUEST:
To receive and file the Policy & Procedures manual as presented
BACKGROUND:
In August, 2000, Council approved the adoption of a Policy Manual to establish written
guidelines to inform residents of various City procedures. In December, 2000, staff reviewed the
provisions of the old Policy & Procedures handbook and recommended no changes to Council
except for renumbering and titling of sections. Those older policies were adopted by a former
City Council, have now been reformatted and included the new Policy & Procedures manual and
are identified by underlining in the Table of Contents. City department heads have reviewed
those policies and determined they are still in effect and appropriate to retain. The one exception
is the Software Capitalization policy for which staff recommends deletion; software is correctly
addressed in the Fixed Asset policy
A number of administrative directives approved by the City Manager have been included in this
manual. These directives identify internal City procedures.
Each calendar year, the manual will be updated to include any newly adopted Council policies as
well as newly implemented administrative directives. The manuals will be distributed to
department heads as well as to the City Council. Employees will directly receive administrative
directives.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council receive and file the City of Seal Beach Policy & Procedures manual.
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