Effectiveness of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings
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How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) | Very Effective | 37% | 38% | 34% | 31% | 36% |
| Somewhat Effective | 46% | 45% | 50% | 45% | 46% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 9% | 11% | 11% | 15% | 12% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) | Very Effective | 37% | 37% | 45% | 30% | 31% | 36% |
| Somewhat Effective | 42% | 48% | 38% | 54% | 49% | 46% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 13% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 12% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) | Very Effective | 42% | 40% | 33% | 30% | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Somewhat Effective | 41% | 42% | 48% | 54% | 40% | 46% | 46% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 11% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 18% | 9% | 12% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |