Question 32 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan’s governor? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 31e To what extent would you trust regional planning organizations such as SEMCOG, NEMCOG, etc. to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 31f To what extent would you trust nonprofits dedicated to energy issues to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of government employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 31g To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 31e To what extent would you trust regional planning organizations such as SEMCOG, NEMCOG, etc. to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 31f To what extent would you trust nonprofits dedicated to energy issues to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of government employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 31g To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 31f To what extent would you trust nonprofits dedicated to energy issues to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of government employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 31g To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of government employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 31g To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 31g To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies? Survey Spring 2019 Categories Energy and Environment, Energy Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 04p Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 04q Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05a Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding property tax rates? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Revenue, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05b Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Revenue, Revenues Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 34a Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) a. Elderly residents Survey Spring 2019 Categories Community and Social Issues, Citizen engagement, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 34b Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply) b. Children under the age of five Survey Spring 2019 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, federal government, census, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 33d We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Roads Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Roads, Infrastructure Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 24b Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: Yes, service(s) will be completely eliminated, but will be provided by another entity Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision, Privatization Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 24c Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular services: No Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service spending, Service provision Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 26 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 27 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning, budgeting Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 28 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 29 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2012 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 30 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 31 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 32a Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 32b Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of your jurisdiction's council/board Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 32c Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: The majority of business leaders in your community Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 32d Some jurisdictions have cut services recently, while others have not. We want to get an overall sense of the level of satisfaction with the package of services your jurisdiction offers today. In your view, how satisfied would you say the following people or groups are with your jurisdiction's current package of services provided: You personally Survey Spring 2012 Categories Services, Service provision Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 33a We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Police services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Police services Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last
Question 33b We are interested in views about the trade-off between services and taxes. Thinking about particular services your jurisdiction may currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the currently offer, if your jurisdiction's citizens were facing significant service cuts, in your opinion, what would they choose? Would the majority of citizens be more likely to choose higher taxes to avoid those service cuts or would they choose cuts to public services to avoid higher taxes: Fire services Survey Spring 2012 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Public safety, Service provision, Taxes, Tradeoffs, Fire services Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Current page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Next page next Last page last