Governments Involving The Public In Performance Measurement And Reporting

The Center on Government Performance of the National Center for Civic Innovation announces the opening of the application period for the fourth round of its Government Trailblazer Program. This program encourages local and county governments to engage the public in their performance measurement and reporting processes.

The program has two major overriding objectives: (1) to produce greater alignment between the public's point of view and the actions and priorities of its local government; and (2) to provide non-confrontational opportunities for the public and government to discuss matters of mutual concern.

Since 2004, 67 governments signed on to blaze new trails in the way they are measuring and reporting about their performance by:

•  Getting feedback from the public about the content and style of their     performance reports

•  Heeding some or all of the public’s suggestions when revising     performance measures and reports and reviewing management     practices and priorities

•  Disseminating performance reports to the public on an ongoing basis

New successful applicants will join this corps of governments and government managers who have been recognized for the innovative ways in which they have made their government more transparent. Trailblazers enjoy the recognition and satisfaction of introducing innovative management practices and civic participation into local government operations.