HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.b. Review of Dashboard statistics for display on City websiteEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Work Session: April 13, 2015
AGENDA ITEM: Review of Dashboard statistics for display
on City website AGENDA SECTION:
PREPARED BY: Alan Cox, Communications Coordinator AGENDA NO. 2.b.
ATTACHMENTS: Screen shots of Dashboard mockup APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion and guidance to staff
The Council discussed last year directed staff to post online a set of statistics to aid the public in keeping
abreast of trends affecting City activities. Some Council members are interested in a presentation
resembling a “dashboard.”
The Council discussed an early version of such an online presentation during a work session last May. A
new version of the Dashboard, based on feedback from Council members and staff, is included with this
memo.
Among the issues requiring guidance from the Council:
•Are the selected statistics the best available for the desired purpose of the Dashboard?
•Are the graphics on the summary page (green for positive trends, red for negative, blue for neutral)
appropriate in the context of each measured value?
•Instead of comparing each value to a previous time period, should there be a value set as a goal (as
there are for street pavement and snow clearing)?
•Is the text on each page adequate to explain the measurements and their significance for a wide
audience?
•Are the graphs designed appropriately – in particular, should some or all of the vertical scales begin
at zero?
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