PowerPoint Presentation

Council Workshop
Valley Benchmark Communities (VBC)
2024 - 2025 Engagement Update

1. Purpose
2. Participants, Partners, and Board
3. Annual Report
4. Metric Updates
5. The Year Ahead
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Agenda

To improve local government 
performance in Arizona.
Identifying common 
demographic, financial, and 
performance information
Improving our data and 
business practices
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Purpose

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VBC Host and Partners

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VBC Participants

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VBC Executive Board
Torin Sadow, 
Avondale 
Chair
William Brooks,
Scottsdale
Vice Chair of Membership
Genesis Hart,
Gilbert
Vice Chair of Data

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Annual Report

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Metrics Added for 2026 Report
Demographics
+ Median Age
+ Percent of residents with housing costs of more than 
50% of income.
+ Percent of residents with housing costs of more than 
30% of income.
+ Labor Force Participation Rate

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Metrics Removed for 2026 Report
Parks and Recreation
+ Natural Preserve Area Acreage
+ Planned Park Acreage
+ Stadium Acreage
Finance & Administration
+ Seasonal (Temp) FTEs Authorized for Fiscal Year
+ Library Total O & M Expenditures
+ Library Total O & M Expenditures per Sq. Foot

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Metrics Revised for 2026 Report
Public Safety
+ Collected and reported on Calendar year cycle
Parks and Recreation
+ Park Acreage per 1000 residents changing to total 
square miles of park / total population
+ Golf Course Acreage change to municipally owned golf 
courses per square mile

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Year Ahead
Pilot program for data collection periods 
and visualizations 

Additional Reporting cycle pilot
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Review options for dashboard and reporting
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Deep Dive on metrics
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Data Dictionary review
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Board Elections

Performance Management Forum in late summer

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QUESTIONS?