This could very well be one of the most valuable books in your collection—it’s packed with more than 70 exclusive case studies featuring successful performance management practices from local governments that belong to ICMA’s Center for Performance Measurement (CPM). This information is not available from any other resource. Written by CPM staff, the case studies in What Works: How Local Governments Have Made the Leap from Measurement to Management illustrate how performance measurement promotes positive change in 15 different service areas in local government. Cases are one to three pages
This series of questions will help you get started on developing your interview of Local Government Heroes.
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The EPA reports that if the energy efficiency of U.S. Buildings improved by only 10 percent, Americans would save about $20 billion and reduce greenhouse gases equal to the emissions from about 30 million vehicles. Local governments have a big role to play.