A guidebook in the Local Government Board Builders Series, this publication describes best practices and offers practical tips for productively evaluating the manager's and the governing board's performance. It provides examples of manager and board evaluation measures, rating scales, and formats along with suggestions for ongoing performance improvement. For those already doing manager or board performance evaluations, this guidebook offers suggestions that can strengthen an existing process. It may also be used as a step-by-step manual for developing a new performance evaluation process from the ground up.