GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (GASB)

State of ILLINOIS

The Governor and the Comptroller are leading the measurement effort.  The Office of Strategic Planning and Office of Statewide Performance Review were established in 1999 to facilitate the performance measurement effort.  They publish a “Public Accountability Report” that stresses (1) results (2) enhanced public awareness, (3) informed decision-making and (4) increased access to governmental information.  Since 1997, Illinois has communicated its performance information via the “Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.”  Many executive agencies have been using measures for many years but most are workload measures.  The governor created the State Government Accountability Council to stress efficiency concerns associated with performance measurement.  There seems to be a good deal of pessimism among staff and stakeholders.  And there is almost nothing in this report about citizen involvement—the best that can be hoped for is examining legislative involvement. .

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