Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

To the best of your knowledge, to what extent would the majority of your jurisdiction’s managers support or oppose your jurisdiction using performance data to guide decision-making? (Among jurisdictions that reported not using data)

To the best of your knowledge, to what extent would the majority of your jurisdiction’s non-managerial employees support or oppose your jurisdiction using performance data to guide decision-making? (Among jurisdictions that reported not using data)

To the best of your knowledge, to what extent would the majority of your jurisdiction’s citizens support or oppose your jurisdiction using performance data to guide decision-making? (Among jurisdictions that reported not using data)

To the best of your knowledge, to what extent do the majority of your jurisdiction’s non-managerial employees support or oppose your jurisdiction using performance data to guide decision-making? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between.
How would you characterize your jurisdiction?

Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that Michigan state government officials value input from local government officials?

Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments?

Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State holds local governments to a higher standard than it holds itself to?

Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State’s decision-making is transparent to local officials?

Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State unfairly treats some jurisdictions (or types of jurisdictions) better than others?

To what extent, if any, would you say communication between state and local officials has had a positive or negative impact on the relationship between the State and local governments in Michigan?

To what extent, if any, would you say term limits for state officials have had a positive or negative impact on the relationship between the State and local governments in Michigan?

To what extent, if any, would you say the behavior of state officials (professionalism, ethics, etc.) has had a positive or negative impact on the relationship between the State and local governments in Michigan?

To what extent, if any, would you say the behavior of local officials (professionalism, ethics, etc.) has had a positive or negative impact on the relationship between the State and local governments in Michigan?

To what extent, if any, would you say the State’s system of funding the local government has had a positive or negative impact on the relationship between the State and local governments in Michigan?

How much of the time do you think Michigan’s state officials trust local governments to do what is right?

How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government in Washington to do what is right?

How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right?

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for guiding compensation decisions for employees? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of inputs (amount of resources used, such as tons of road salt) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out) (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of workload (such as a number of fire runs, miles of roads plowed, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of efficiency or unit cost (such as cost per fire run, cost of providing trash collection services per capita, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of effectiveness (quantifiable results of a program, such as a decrease in crime, increase in park attendance, etc.) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures of citizen satisfaction (citizen ratings of programs, such as a number of complaints received or survey reports of satisfaction) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Please identify the extent to which, overall, your jurisdiction uses measures on contracted services (measures of inputs, workload, etc., on services that your jurisdiction contracts out from private firms, nonprofits, or other governments) regarding your internal operations (or operations you contract out). (Among jurisdictions that reported collecting internal data and using data)

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

a. Staff whose sole job responsibility is performance management

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

b. Regular staff who have other (non-performance management) job responsibilities

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

c. Elected officials

Thinking about who in your jurisdiction is involved in various aspects of your performance management efforts (including data collection, analysis, and reporting), which of the following best describes how your jurisdiction’s performance management efforts are structured? Our performance management activities primarily involve... (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)

d. An external organization or consultant

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction’s use of performance data for improving management decisions? (Among jurisdictions that reported using data)