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FROM: SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK Contra
Costa
DATE: August 28, 1984 County
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
ACTION
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors endorses the
concept of a Task Force on Performance, Efficiency and
Productivity (PEP) and directs the County Administrator ' s
Office to develop the specific recommendations for
implementing the PEP Task Force to include representatives
from management, labor and the private sector.
BACKGROUND
In the past the Finance Committee has reviewed performance
and productivity statistics for county departments in
comparison to other comparable counties . The purpose of
such a review was to evaluate the relative efficiency of
department operations before making budget recommendations.
The reports prepared in the past indicated high levels of
productivity in most departments and it was a useful policy
management tool.
With the passage of stable funding for local government
legislation this year, it is appropriate to revitalize our
focus on performance standards, efficiency and productivity.
Such an effort should draw upon all the relevant expertise
available including county employees at all levels of
administration, management and line work. Further, it is
critical to involve the citizenry in such an effort by calling
upon expertise in the private sector to assist and validate
our efforts. Therefore, a working task force composed of
labor, management and the private sector should be established
to carry out the following objectives :
a. In cooperation with the CAO and department heads,
identify appropriate performance standards and
productivity indices to measure productivity in
each department.
b. Oversee the compilation of data related to selected
productivity standards.
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c. Evaluate the levels of efficiency and productivity
in absolute terms and in comparison to other
comparable counties .
d. Direct and oversee the preparation of periodic
reports to the Board of Supervisors regarding
the progress achieved on improving productivity.
e. Recommend steps to improve productivity and
efficiency.
Significant efforts to improve productivity must involve a
cooperative, teamwork approach. Further, there must be positive
support from the general citizenry. Private sector input not
only will augment the governmental expertise, but it will also
provide a valuable communication link with the public served.
An appropriate name for such a positive, upbeat group would be
the Task Force on Performance, Efficiency and Productivity (PEP) .
Further, the Board of Supervisors should underscore that the
overall goal of Contra Costa County and its departments is to
achieve a standard of excellence in everything we do: We shall
not be satisfied with anything less than "Number One" in
performance, efficiency and productivity.
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