Auditor urges small, measurable steps toward outcome‑based performance reporting

Feb 24, 2026

The city auditor presented a guide recommending 1–2 high‑value performance measures per department and urged centralized reporting; councilmembers backed starting small and using dashboards to increase transparency ahead of the budget process.

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The City Auditor presented 'A Guide to Measuring Performance in the City of Berkeley,' an information report that recommends a framework for developing outcome‑oriented performance measures, standardizing reporting periods and publishing comparable metrics in the city budget or online dashboards.

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