Our effort to learn through comparing Valley Benchmark Cities.

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Our effort to learn through comparing Valley Benchmark Cities

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Our effort to learn through comparing

Valley Benchmark Cities

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We compare for context

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We compare for validation

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We compare to track our progress

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We compare for motivation

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We compare to understand

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If we don’t compare, others will

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“Residents who experienced … ‘operational transparency’ in government services – seeing the work that government is doing – expressed more positive attitudes toward government and greater support for maintaining or expanding the scale of government programs.”

What’s in it for us?

Harvard Business School study, 2013

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How will you know how you are doing without context?

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Valley Benchmark Cities

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What have we compared?

Valley Benchmark Cities

Sales Taxes Property Taxes Utility Bills Permit and Development

Fees Land Use Impacts Salaries and Benefits Sustainability Indicators

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“Evidence suggests that improved performance occurs at a much greater rate when

performance measures are compared.” Smith and Hartung, 2004

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Brent Stockwell | Strategic Initiatives DirectorCity of Scottsdale | City Manager’s Office

480-312-7288 | [email protected]