Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...

A. LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATORSHow should legislative performance be measured? This question was addressed by projectimplementers of the LGSP-assisted project Enhancing LGU Effectiveness in <strong>Local</strong>Legislation. One of the key project outputs is a Legislative Performance Appraisal Form(LLPAF), which is a self-assessment tool for measuring legislative performance. This toolcan be used as a starting point for benchmarking among local legislative bodies, as itdefines specific areas in which the performance of local legislative bodies can be measured.Much of the data that can be gathered by this instrument can be published, e.g. number ofordinances and resolutions passed, number of committee meetings held, accomplishmentrate of the legislative agenda, programs resulting from ordinances, attendance records ofsanggunian members, among others.<strong>The</strong> information generated from the LLPAF can be used by the sanggunian to improveperformance in the four domains or key result areas. <strong>The</strong>se domains include:1. Legislation Domain – refers to the formulation and enactment of legislativemeasures and formulation of the legislative agenda. It measures the following:o Quantity of legislationo Quality of legislationo Implementation of the Legislative Agendao Legislators performance record2. Accountability and Participation Domain - refers to the legislative-relatedactivities that promote accountability, transparency and participation of civilsociety in local legislation. It examines the following:o Citizens’ access to informationo Public assessmento Consultative eventso Stakeholders participation287