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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SEA PERFORMANCE REPORTING
NEW—EUGENE TAKES TOP HONORS FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
The City of Eugene was awarded a Certificate of Distinction by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Center for Performance Measurement. The Certificate of Distinction, the highest honor the ICMA bestows for performance measurement, recognizes Eugene for its exceptional use of performance information in the management of local government.
NEW—City of San José Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report 2007-08
The City Auditor’s Office in San José, California (the 10th largest City in the country) has issued the City’s first annual SEA report. The report provides cost, workload, and performance data for all City departments including five-year historical trends, comparisons to targets and other cities when appropriate and available, and the results of a biennial survey asking residents to rate City services and the overall quality of life. In addition to distributing the report to City policymakers and staff, the Auditor’s Office is promoting local government accountability by distributing copies to neighborhood association leaders, the City’s Labor Alliance, and volunteer members of City boards and commissions.
NEW—Oregon Progress Board releases its 2009 Benchmark Highlights Report
Issued every other year by the Oregon Progress Board, the Benchmark Highlights Report provides a snapshot of Oregon’s progress toward the goals in the statewide plan called Oregon Shines.
NEW—Basic Facts about Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting
GASB Issues Concept Statement No. 5, an amendment of Concepts Statement No. 2, Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting In November 2008, The Board unanimously approved the issuance of Concepts Statement 5. Because Concepts Statement 5 only included the exposed sections of Concepts Statement 2 and did not present Concepts Statement 2, as amended, in its entirety, the Board also reviewed and unanimously approved the publication of a document that is issued separately from the Codification, called Concepts Statement No. 2, Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting, as amended by Concepts Statements No. 3 and 5. For more information, visit the GASB’s SEA Project Page.
UPDATE—GASB Board continues deliberation on Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of SEA Performance Information
At the January Meeting, the Board agreed on Proposed Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of SEA Performance Information as the title for the next due process document.
The Board also discussed the comments received on the four essential components of SEA reports and substantially agreed with the staff recommendations to enhance them in the next due process document. The Board tentatively decided to retain the four essential components of Purpose and Scope, Major Goals and Objectives, Key Measures of SEA Performance, and Discussion and Analysis of Results and Challenges.
At the March GASB meeting the Board will deliberate the comments received and staff recommendations on the six qualitative characteristics of SEA performance information and the figures in the Request for Response.
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