政府高级管理人员和官员通过中层管理人员对城市或地区的政府或省，地区或联邦部门，议会，仲裁委员会或有关代理机构的主要活动进行计划，组织，指挥，控制和评估。他们依据民选代表或立法机构的立法和政策建立了这些组织应遵从的原则。
Senior government managers and officials plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the major activities of municipal or regional governments or of provincial, territorial or federal departments, boards, agencies or commissions. They establish the direction to be taken by these organizations in accordance with legislation and policies made by elected representatives or legislative bodies.