| Massive
Reform of California Government Focus of Comprehensive Institute
Forum
Four-hundred managers from California state government attended
a Performance Institute-sponsored forum May 20 to hear updates
on reform initiatives underway in the Schwarzenegger Administration.
| Read the Story
Four
Local Governments Recognized for Management Excellence
The Performance Institute today recognized four local governments
for innovative management practices that have led to increased
transparency, accountability and program performance. “City
and county governments have come up with creative and efficient
solutions to their budget shortfalls and they deserve to
be commended,” said Carl DeMaio, President of The
Performance Institute, today at the 2004 City and County
Innovations Summit. “More importantly, those solutions
need to be shared with managers in other municipalities
so they can be adapted and applied.” | Read
the News Release
Institute
Urges California Senate to Support Competitive Sourcing
Amendment to Constitution
In testimony before the California Senate's Committee on
Government Organization, Performance Institute President
Carl DeMaio urged the support of Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 15, which provides California government the opportunity
to “competitively source” government services
that may be more efficiently performed by an outside provider.
| Read
the Testimony
Independent
Analysis by the Performance Institute Places San Diego's
Budget Deficit at $80 to $100 Million
 Preliminary
findings of an independent analysis of the City of San Diego’s
budget have projected an estimated deficit of $80 to $100
million for the coming fiscal year. Those findings were
announced March 18 at the first public forum of the San
Diego Citizens’ Budget project. | Read
the News Release in PDF Format
Performance
Institute Launches Citizens' Budget Project in San
Diego
The San Diego Citizens' Budget project will conduct
a comprehensive "performance audit" of each city agency
and department and offer a real set of options for reforming
the city government to reduce budget costs while improving
the quality city services. | View
the Project Web Site | Read
the News Release | View
a Slideshow in PDF About the Project | Read
the Mayor's Statement of Support
 Strategic
Planning and Change Management in Chesterfield County, VA
As director of General Services in Chesterfield County,
Fran Pitaro is responsible for providing timely services
in a manner that is transparent, accountable and performance-based.
Pitaro's presentation on "Strategic Planning and Change
Management" focused on the successes seen in Chesterfield
County, Virginia. These have led it to be a "best-practice"
in state and local governments. He highlighted the successes
in its performance goals, measures and services while also
being an employee-friendly atmosphere. | View
the PowerPoint Presentation
Turning
into a Performance-Based Organization
State Auditor Lawrence Alwin gave a briefing on the
successes that the state of Texas has had in being a truly
performance-based organization. Alwin focused on the State
Auditor's Office as they promote internal performance management
so that they can truly hold other organizations accountable
for their performance. | View
the PowerPoint Presentation
Developing
and Using Performance Measures in Arizona
David
Jankofsky, Director at the Arizona Governor's Office of
Strategic Planning and Budgeting, recently presented on
Arizona's process of developing and implementing performance
measures in the state government. This excellent slide presentation
contains methods that can be adapted to any government's
strategic planning process. | View
the PowerPoint Presentation.
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