Measures of Success (MOS) was developed as a client centered approach to demonstrate the County's progress in meeting client needs and to learn how to continuously address those needs. Departments are tasked with selecting measures that are representative of their core business. The definition of measures of success is an ongoing effort and may change over time through reassessment and the changing needs of the client.

The Office of the Assessor conducts annual customer satisfaction surveys of property owners, agents, taxpayers, and other institutions. The Office evaluates promptness, helpfulness, professionalism, and overall satisfaction for each of the business units within the Department to ensure high service levels for stakeholders.

Every three years Santa Clara Library Districts conducts a patron survey. The survey was conducted the summer of 2019. It contained questions to collect data regarding the importance and usage of services, collection satisfaction, and the preferences of library users. This measure reflects survey respondents satisfied with the availability of library material at county libraries.
Additional Notes: The 2022 Patron Survey has been postponed due to the COVID pandemic. The survey will resume after at least one year of offering of full services.

In 2018, the Probation Department rolled out a pilot survey in the Juvenile Hall. This pilot led to the development of three separate surveys, which later were streamlined into one, which covers the following operational areas:
• Admissions and Clinic
• Orientation, Housing and Safety
• Programs and Services
The survey is administered semi-annually on a rotating basis to all youth who reside in the Juvenile Hall. The 2018 survey results served as the baseline data. These surveys are quite comprehensive and as a result, only a handful of key indicators are reported in the dataset.

The Department of Planning and Development collects and records the time it takes to process planning land use entitlements/permit and building/grading permits (entitlements) from the date of application to approval, to issuance.

Santa Clara County Library District tracks and measures the percentage of the Santa Clara County Library District residents who have a Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) library card. Data will be collected from the Integrated Library System determining the number of cardholders within the County Library District boundaries. The data collected will then be divided by the County Library District population of all eligible residents age 5 and above, which is received from the State Department of Finance. This calculation will result in the percentage of Santa Clara County residents who have a SCCLD library card.
Additional Notes: Every year, the library removes from our records any cardholder who has not used their library card in the past 3 years. However, the library has not removed inactive cardholders since 2014 due to two system migrations in 2015 and 2016 that affected the accuracy of the cardholder last activity date. The projected number of card holders in 2020/2021 will show an unusually high reduction in inactive cardholders as we remove the accounts that have not been used since 2016.

The Clerk of The Board tracks the number of assessment appeals applications submitted online in the first 30 days of the filing period and the number of applicants with the ability to self-edit and track the status of their online applications submitted during the regular filing period.

In 2019, the Probation Department piloted a draft of a client experience survey based upon feedback from multiple stakeholders including clients, staff, and community stakeholders. This pilot led to a client experience survey that was one page, double sided that was clear and simple for clients to complete. This survey asked clients about their experiences related to getting to Probation, the physical space of the Probation buildings, interactions with staff and services received. At the previous administration of the survey in January 2020, research staff administered the survey in person in the Adult Probation lobby areas. For the 2021 administration, the survey was handed to clients by reception staff and a secure lockbox was provided for clients to deposit the completed surveys. The survey was comprised of 11 questions on the first page, asking respondents for their opinion on a list of statements about their experience at the Adult Probation Office and an additional three questions that asked about challenges encountered during COVID-19. The primary focus was the lobby area and check-in process. Respondents graded their experience on a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The second page of the survey asked about the nature of their visit, basic demographic information, and their probation status.

The Office of the Assessor is responsible for completing an annual assessment roll that includes all assessable property in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner. This legally mandated assessment roll, the basis by which property taxes are levied, represents the entire assessment workload during a tax year and includes changes of ownership, deed processing, new construction, new parcels, possessory interests, audits, business property statements, and reviews under Proposition 8, which allows a temporary reduction in assessed value when real property value drops.
Reporting Period: Fiscal Year 2015-2023

The Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) continues to work on reducing the use of inpatient psychiatric hospital services for adult and older adult consumers diagnosed with mental health related problems. The readmission rate measures the unplanned readmissions of clients who have been discharged from acute psychiatric hospitals within the past 30 days. BHSD has implemented a practice management solution to improve data captured at the Barbara Aarons Pavilion and contract hospitals to allow for more efficient intervention.