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Marathon County, Wisconsin, continuously evaluates its programs and services in light of its goal: creating a learning organization that promotes improved quality of services as well as increased service delivery efficiency. The performance management system the county uses focuses on two major components, logic models and outcome measurement reports. In addition, the county has developed a mission, vision, and set of core values that all county activities must reflect, which helps it focus on desired outcomes.
