Mandate 4-1-1: A Guide to Unnecessary Regulations

Section 4: Bureaucratic Red Tape

Subsection 1: Implementation Plan

In order to properly execute the requirements of Mandate 4-1-1, the following steps must be taken:

1. Create a new department specifically for Mandate 4-1-1. This department will be responsible for doing absolutely nothing.
2. Staff this department with at least 5 full-time employees who are experts in doing absolutely nothing.
3. Establish a complex system of meetings, committees, and subcommittees to discuss the meaning of Mandate 4-1-1.

Subsection 1.1: Meeting Schedule

Meetings will be held daily, weekly, and monthly to discuss the progress (or lack thereof) of Mandate 4-1-1.

Each meeting will consist of at least 2 hours of discussion, 1 hour of coffee, and 1 hour of pointless powerpoint presentations.

Agenda items will include:

• Reading the words of Mandate 4-1-1
• Talking about the meaning of Mandate 4-1-1
• Deciding what we should do about Mandate 4-1-1