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The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a program of biannual state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan, was launched by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in 2009. The surveys cover a wide range of issues important to local and state governance, such as fiscal, budgetary and operational policy, fiscal health, public sector compensation, workforce development, local-state governmental relations, intergovernmental collaboration, privatization, economic development strategies and initiatives such as placemaking and economic gardening, the role of local government in environmental sustainability, energy topics such as hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and wind power, trust in government, views on state policymaker performance, and much more.
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| Wave | Q# | Question Text | Data Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2018 | Q10 |
In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council? Governmental Relations Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction |
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| Spring 2018 | Q11a |
In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding? votes on development issues? Governmental Relations Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction |
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| Spring 2018 | Q11b |
In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding? votes on budgeting and fiscal policy? Governmental Relations Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction |
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| Spring 2018 | Q11c |
In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding? routine decisions facing the jurisdiction? Governmental Relations Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction |
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| Spring 2018 | Q12a |
To what extent, if at all, would you say overall the following factors help or hurt relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council? Behavior of individual elected officials (tone of communication, professionalism, ethics, etc.) Governmental Relations Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction, Local government ethics |
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