Laserfiche WebLink
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />\ <br />4^ <br />''Vr <br />DATE: June%J 997 ^ <br />ITEM NO: \1 <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Ron Moorse <br />Title City Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed: <br />Item Description: <br />Local Perfonnance Aid Certification <br />Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's <br />Report <br />In 1996 the State Legislature took a portion of the Homestead and Agricultural Credit Aid (HACA) <br />received by cities and placed it into a new program called the Local Performance Aid (LPA) <br />program. For Orono the Local Performance Aid in 1996 was approximately $8,400. It appears the <br />amount of the LPA revenue for next year will be approximately the same. <br />The LPA program, as its name implies, is a program to encourage cities to develop performance <br />standards or measures related to the delivery of various city services. This involves first developing <br />basic units of measurement for each service. The next step is to develop performance standards to <br />measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of each of these services. <br />In order to be eligible for the LPA aid, the city needs to begin a process to develop performance <br />measures. Although the relatively small amount of the LPA aid is not a substantial incentive to <br />Orono, there has been some discussion at the Legislature about expanding the LPA program to <br />increase the amount of aid available. Several groups of City Managers and Administrators around <br />the Metro area are involved in discussions regarding the development of performance measures for <br />city service delivery. The one caution is that it is important the time, effort and resources required <br />to develop and carry out a performance measurement program do not exceed the benefits provided <br />by the program. <br />In order to continue participation in the LPA program for the next year, the city needs to sign a <br />certification of local performance measures to indicate that the city is in the process of developing <br />and implementing a system of performance measures. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends continuing to participate in the LPA program and moving ahead with efforts to <br />develop performance measures. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to authorize the Mayor and one Councilmember to sign the LPA certification to indicate the <br />city is in the process of de: eloping and implementing a system of performance measures.