The decision-makers are those who have the

The decision-makers are those who have the power to influence or make decision about policy. They can include elected or appointed officials, such as legislative representatives, city council members, city managers, planning and zoning committee members, school board members, etc. Remember that with the decision-makers, the goal is to increase their political will to make the policy changes. So, what must be done to achieve that goal? Address the following: Who are the decision-makers regarding the policy you are seeking to have changed? Be specific. What are their names, their backgrounds, their political leanings? Have they ever expressed their views or opinions on the policy you want to change? Are they policy-change friendly or hostile? Find out everything you can regarding the decision-makers. This can help guide your strategy. For example, a county health department is not providing equitable treatment for a growing Syrian refugee population because of a language barrier. No one at the public health department speaks Arabic and they don’t have money in the budget to pay for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS). The policy change is to increase the budget for the county health department to expand CLAS. The decision-makers in this case are known for rejecting any new spending and will most certainly reject a budget increase for CLAS. Knowing this, you develop a strategy in which you show them evidence that by not expanding CLAS the cost to the county will far exceed the cost of funding CLAS due to the refuge population not getting basic preventive care, which would lead to local hospitals being overburdened by emergency room visits for things that could have been preventable, loss of income due to illness, etc. Identifying the Decision-Makers What practices or procedures do they follow to make or change policy? Knowing the process for how this type of policy is created or changed will influence your strategy. Use this knowledge to identify opportunities to influence the process. Practices Used by Decision Makers How is the public involved in the decision-making process, if at all? If the process includes providing the public with the opportunity to voice their opinions, this could be used to show the level of community support for the change, which could increase political will to make the changes. Public Involvement

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