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Performance and Accountability

Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Program
Launched January 2003 with grant support provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation of New York City

The mission of AGA's Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report Review Program is to stimulate and help state and local governments prepare valuable and comprehensive SEA reports that inform the public, elected officials and management about their governments efficient and effective use of taxpayer dollars. To that end, the program reviews reports and provides recommendations to strengthen the reports ability to provide useful information and to recognize through an award structure, those governments that prepare exemplary reports.

NEW! First Gold Award Recipient Announced - Bellevue, Washington has received the Gold Award for SEA Reporting for their 2007 City of Bellevue Annual Performance Report. An entity receives the Gold award if they receive fully apply 13 of 17 criteria and receive no scores of zero from more than one reviewer. Learn more about Bellevue's Performance Measurement and Management program by visiting this site. Bellevue has also produced their first Citizen Centric Report. 

NEW! First Silver Award Recipient Announced - Vancouver, Washington has received the Silver Award for SEA Reporting for their 2007 City of Vancouver Annual Performance Report. An entity receives the Silver award if they receive a minimum of 24 points with all criterion meeting at least expectations (one or more points). Learn more about Vancouver's Performance Measurement and Management program.

NEW!  First Bronze Award Recipient Announced - Charlotte, North Carolina has received the Bronze Award for SEA Reporting for their 2008 Corporate Performance Report.  An entity receives the Bronze award if the reports receive a minimum of 17 points based on GASB's 16 suggested criteria. To view Charlotte's report click here.

New Award Structure Adopted for Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting
Numerous governments are just getting started in performance reporting so to recognize those entities, AGA's Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting Program has changed its award structure by adding three new awards, two for performance reporting and one for continuous honors.

The BRONZE award or the "Winning Beginning Award" will be given to reports that receive a minimum of 17 points based on the GASB's 16 suggested criteria. NOTE: AGA's review structure separates GASB suggested criterion 15, Easy to Find, Access and Understand into two distinct criteria for a total of 17 criteria.

The SILVER award will be given to those entities that receive a minimum of 24 points with all criterion meeting at least expectations (one or more points).

The GOLD award will be given to those entities that fully apply 13 of 17 criteria and receive no scores of zero from more than one reviewer. The GOLD award is the current award structure.

Finally, the CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE award recognizes those governments that have received the "GOLD" award (or the former award) for five or more consecutive years.

If you have questions please contact Eveanna Barry, director of performance reporting, AGA.

Congratulations to the Our Latest Recipients of the Certificate of Achievement in SEA Reporting

* indicates recipient of a certificate in both 2006 and 2007

"These awards (King County Aims High and King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks) confirm that we are on the right track in demonstrating accountability and transparency in government," said King County Executive Ron Sims. "Performance measures are one of the best tools government has for assessing our effectiveness in delivering vital public services."

 


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