Valley Benchmark Communities | Center for Local Government Education and Innovation

Valley Benchmark Communities (VBC) is a group of Arizona municipalities working to improve local government performance.

As one of the largest and oldest performance management consortiums in the U.S. and covering a population of over 4.6 million in the Phoenix metro area, VBC creates a trend report that informs, represents, and supports its members and the general public on an annual basis. VBC, by working collaboratively with designated representatives from local governments and their communities:

This collaboration has produced valuable insights for VBC members and its community partners and helped develop and improve relationships and performance across Arizona.
The 8 participating communities (in alphabetical order) are Avondale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, and Surprise. Partnerships with Arizona State University (ASU), the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) have deepened the work of VBC and its member communities.