Creation of Office Performance Management Teams Pursuant to the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System in the Judiciary
OCA Circular No. 189-2016 mandates the establishment of Office Performance Management Teams (OPMT) in all first and second level courts in the Philippines, following the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) in the Judiciary. Each OPMT, chaired by the Presiding Judge and including the Branch Clerk of Court and additional court personnel, is responsible for assessing the performance of court staff through Individual Performance Commitment and Review (IPCR) Forms. In the absence of a Presiding Judge, an Acting Presiding Judge or a designated Judge from a paired court will assume the role of Chairperson. The composition of each OPMT must be submitted to the Office of Administrative Services by August 26, 2016, ensuring adherence to these guidelines for improved judicial performance management.
August 18, 2016
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 189-2016
| TO | : | All Judges of First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Creation of Office Performance Management Teams Pursuant to the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System in the Judiciary |
Pursuant to the Resolution of the Court en banc dated 7 June 2016, in A.M. No. 15-12-05-SC, which confirmed the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) in the Judiciary, and in compliance with the relevant Memorandum Circulars issued by the Civil Service Commission, 1 all branches of the first and second level courts are required to create and organize their respective Office Performance Management Teams (OPMT) which shall be tasked to "consolidate, review, validate and evaluate the initial performance assessment" 2 of each court personnel who in turn will be accomplishing their respective Individual Performance Commitment and Review (IPCR) Forms.
Each OPMT shall be composed of the Presiding Judge as the Chairperson, the Branch Clerk of Court as the Vice-Chairperson, and three (3) court personnel of the branch as members, to be designated by the Presiding Judge. In the case of the Office of the Clerk of Court, the OPMT shall be composed of the Executive Judge as the Chairperson, the Clerk of Court as the Vice-Chairperson, and three (3) court personnel of the office as members, to be designated by the Executive Judge in consultation with the Clerk of Court.
In the absence of the Presiding Judge, the designated Acting Presiding Judge shall be the Chairperson of the OPMT. Where the court has not yet designated an Acting Presiding Judge in vacant courts, the Judge of the Pairing Court shall be the Chairperson of the OPMT. Where the court has designated Assisting Judges, they shall provide inputs to the OPMT of the court where they have been designated.
The Chairpersons of each OPMT are directed to submit the composition of their respective OPMTs to Atty. Caridad A. Pabello, Chief of Office, Office of Administrative Services-Office of the Court Administrator, through email at both [email protected] and [email protected], no later than 26 August 2016. HEITAD
For strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Footnotes
1. Guidelines in the Establishment and Implementation of Agency Strategic Performance Management, Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 6, Series of 2012, 16 March 2012; Adopting the Revised Policies on the Performance Evaluation System, Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 13, Series of 1999, 17 August 1999; Reiterating the Installation of a Performance Management System, Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2009, 6 January 2009.
2. Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) in the Judiciary, A.M. No. 15-12-05-SC, 7 June 2016.