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Strategic → CiTy of eusTis PerformanCe measuremenT sysTem anD BuDgeT TrenDs
City of Eustis Performance Measurement System and Budget Trends
The City of Eustis seeks opportunities to promote operational excellence and performance
measurement goals. A successful performance management system is driven by local needs and
designed to closely align with the City’s vision, mission, core values, priorities, goals and
strategic plan actions.
Operational excellence leads to reducing operating costs and increasing workplace productivity. It
also creates an organizational culture that allows the City to support and improve valuable services
for our community and achieve long-term sustainable goals and growth. The city of Eustis
identifies performance measurement as an essential component of the budgeting process. It
supports the research on performance measurement provided by the City Finance Department,
assuring finan-cial statements are prepared by GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles),
which plays a vital role in the development of performance measurement in the public sector
overall.
The systematic approach to performance management will help improve the City’s daily
decision-making effectiveness and efficiency.
Performance measurement is thoroughly integrated into a City’s budgetary process to be effective.
The natural relationship between performance measurement and budgeting can be briefly summarized as follows:
City of Eustis
● Uses strategic planning to identify its broad organizational objectives, which it then translates
into specific goals and objectives (City of Eustis Strategic Plan, including Priorities, Strategic
Goals and Strategies).
● Frames its budgetary decisions based on results and outcomes that are directly linked to these
specific goals and objectives (Annual City Budget Historical Data).
● Compares actual and projected results and outcomes and uses this analysis to identify any
needed adjustments (Annual Budgeting Process).
● Uses performance measures to monitor actual results and outcomes:
The Performance Management System Framework depicts the practices by which performance
management can be achieved. Continuous integration of these practices into the core operations
of the City of Eustis enables performance management to produce long-lasting benefits. The core
practices within the circle must be supported by visible leadership to sustain a culture of
performance excellence.
The four components of Performance Management System are defined as:
● Results and Standards: Where do we want to be? City’s management’s commitment to a quality
culture that aligns performance management practices with the organization’s mission, vision
and core values. City regularly considers customer feedback and enables transparency about
performance between leadership and staff. Strong community strategic plan has clear priorities,
goals, strategies, and actions.
● Measurement: How will we know? Performance measurement is generally defined as regular
measurement of outcomes and results, which generates reliable data on the effectiveness and
efficiency of programs. Community strategic plan requires measurement to monitor
performance progress.
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