Often this is in the form of a legal mandate such as the Clean Air Plan adopted by the APCD Board of Directors to bring the county into compliance with clean air standards. Other rules originate from specific state or federal mandates, or special public health concerns. The rulemaking staff review existing APCD rules to determine if the need can be addressed through revision of an existing rule. The rulemaker solicits input on the new or modified rule from staff involved in permitting, monitoring, modeling, and enforcement. The rulemaker prepares an outline of the rule.
Staff prepares a draft rule.
The APCD presents the draft rule to the public in workshops that are advertised in the newspaper. At the workshops, the rule is explained and the public may ask questions, make suggestions, and submit comments. The APCD Board of Directors appoints members to this group. The CAC makes recommendations to the APCD Board regarding the adoption of draft rules. Before making a recommendation to the Board, the CAC may ask for additions, corrections, amplification, or deletions of provisions in the staff report, Board adoption package, or the draft rule.