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City of Mesa — City Council Study Session (2026-01-15)

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Office of Innovation and 
Efficiency
January 15, 2026
Ian Linssen, Assistant to City Manager
Evan Allred, Chief Data Officer
Michelle Trejo, Performance Administrator
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Office of Innovation and Efficiency
The Office of Innovation and Efficiency exists to guide 
and advise the City and its departments through the 
strategic use of data and performance management to 
achieve their public purpose and make informed 
decisions that drive continuous improvement for 
efficient and effective delivery of City services.
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Efficiency and Effectiveness
Efficient
producing the intended community outcomes with minimal waste, delay, or rework.
Effective
delivering the right service, at the right time, at the right quality, using the right level 
of resources.
Our goal is to take it even one step further and that is moving towards 
Sustainable Efficiency.
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The Why
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Office of Innovation & Efficiency 
Services Offered
MANAGING 
WITH DATA
BUSINESS 
SOLUTIONS
PERFORMANCE 
REPORTING
DATA 
GOVERNANCE
CAPACITY 
DEVELOPMENT
STORYTELLING
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The What
Using timely, reliable data 
to understand what’s 
happening and guide 
decisions, resources, and 
improvements toward 
intended outcomes.
Tools, systems and 
workflows that solve 
business needs and 
improve daily operations.
Clear, decision-ready 
updates on outcome 
progress, risks, and 
accountability.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
MANAGING WITH DATA
PERFORMANCE REPORTING
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The What
Building organization-wide 
knowledge to use data, 
tools, and performance 
information in everyday 
decisions.
Strategic communication 
that combines data, 
context, and narrative to 
explain what we’re doing, 
why it matters, and the 
outcomes achieved.
Policies and procedures 
that manage city data as an 
asset—ensuring it’s timely, 
high-quality, and 
appropriately accessible.
DATA GOVERNANCE
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
STORYTELLING
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The How- PerformancePlus
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The How- PerformancePlus
Systematic approach ensuring alignment with the council 
priorities in the stewardship of city resources in constant 
commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, 
efficiency and effectiveness.
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The How- PerformancePlus
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The How- Outcome-based KPIs
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The How- Data Informed Decision Making
Through a collaborative partnership with OIE, departments:
• Define outcomes aligned with citywide priorities
• Focus efforts on the outcomes that matter most
• Establish meaningful KPIs and leading (driving) metrics
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Data Informed Evidence 
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The How- Data Informed Decision Making
Interconnected priorities across the organization 
that help identify, pilot, and scale process, workflow, 
and system improvements.
Elevating data-informed decision-making: 
moving from situational uses to consistent 
expectation and organizational standard.
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Examples: Department
Collaborative Efficiencies
Building Permit 
Review Process
Police Hiring
Capital 
Improvement 
Process
Economic 
Development
Urban 
Transformation
Police
Fleet
and
Solid Waste
Workforce 
Readiness
Quality Indexing
Collaborative Measures
Managing with Data
Specialty Licensing and 
Permits
Water & Energy 
Resources
Prediction Models 
(Code Compliance, 
Water Mains, 
Pedestrian-Related  
Fatalities / Injuries)
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Examples: Threading
Threading is the practice of intentionally identifying and connecting related needs, processes, 
and opportunities across departments to reveal where work intersects, overlaps, or depends 
on one another—enabling coordinated process improvements and shared efficiency gains.
It makes visible how departmental challenges are not isolated, but part of system-wide 
workflows and value chains, allowing the organization to address root causes rather than 
symptoms.
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