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Your department input will come at the beginning of the process. Your team’s primary responsibility is producing the background information resource that shares the problem from your perspective. It should share the problem, what currently happens, what ideas you have for what could happen and who you see as impacted by the decision. Err on the side of too detailed and too long: it is an information kit to be read over a long period, not a brochure that needs to be read in a single sitting. Your team will then have the opportunity to present this information along with answering any immediate questions. From this point onwards, your involvement will be citizen controlled. If needed, they will ask for your input through the facilitator. This most often takes the form of : • answering information requests • providing reports • giving feedback on initial recommendations 77