REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 9, 2024
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Update to County Policy Manual
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve update to the County Policy Manual to amend Policy 03-11, Local Ballot Measure Identification.
(Presenter: Luther Snoke, Chief Executive Officer, 387-4811)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as this item is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County Policy Manual documents policy direction from the Board of Supervisors (Board) to departments on a broad array of topics. Board-approved policies are often implemented through the use of Standard Practices, which are approved by the Chief Executive Officer and incorporated into the County Policy Manual.
In order to facilitate the review of County policies, the County has established a Policy Review Committee (Committee) to evaluate requests for new policies and conduct ongoing review and update of existing policies. The Committee includes representation from various departments as follows:
|
POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE |
|
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector |
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
|
County Administrative Office |
County Counsel |
|
District Attorney/Law & Justice |
Finance and Administration |
|
Human Resources |
Human Services |
|
Innovation and Technology |
Public Works |
|
Purchasing |
Real Estate Services |
|
San Bernardino County Fire Protection District |
|
The Committee reviewed the policy revision on June 28, 2024, and has approved and recommends amendment to Section 3, County Organization and Operations, of the County Policy Manual as follows:
|
Policy |
Title |
Action |
Description of Action |
|
03-11 |
Local Ballot Measure Identification |
Amend |
Update to this policy is appropriate to clarify the policy and add an exception to local ballot measure identification. |
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Julie Surber, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 28, 2024; Finance (Stephanie Maldonado, Administrative Analyst, 387-4678) on June 28, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on June 28, 2024.