County Launches Performance Dashboard

The County of Santa Cruz announces the launch of the Santa Cruz County Performance Measurement dashboard, part of effort to increase transparency under the County Strategic Plan for 2018-2024.

Using the dashboard at www.SCCVision.us, the public can learn more about, and track progress toward, countywide priorities including recycling and waste reduction under the County’s Zero Waste Plan, as well as County Parks’ services, programs and operations.

“Our community can see what our priorities are, what steps we will take to address those priorities through our operational plan, and whether or not we are accomplishing our shared goals,” County Administrative Officer Carlos Palacios said.

Programs to be added to the dashboard include community impacts in job training services, Public Works’ capital projects and road repairs, cannabis licensing, homeless services, substance use disorder treatment, human services benefits and more.

The Zero Waste dashboard allows the public to monitor waste diversion and landfill capacity, including details on which types of materials are impacting local landfills. It also includes information on curbside collection metrics, and information about local Zero Waste programs, including plastics reduction, composting, green schools and more.

The County Parks dashboard allows residents to locate nearby parks by amenities, including beach access, community gardens, dog parks and more. Residents can track maintenance at their local parks, and look up information on facilities such as LEO’s Haven.

The County’s Vision Santa Cruz County website allows residents to look up Strategic Plan priorities, as well as monitor progress on 180 specific objectives included in the operational plan to address those priorities.

The county has also implemented a program to improve internal processes.