Effectiveness of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings
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How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.))
| % 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 other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) | Very Effective | 29% | 37% | 26% | 29% | 33% |
| Somewhat Effective | 53% | 43% | 53% | 39% | 45% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 13% | 14% | 13% | 20% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 5% | |
| Very Ineffective | 4% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | |
| % 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 other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) | Very Effective | 34% | 33% | 43% | 29% | 25% | 33% |
| Somewhat Effective | 40% | 46% | 39% | 53% | 55% | 45% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 17% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 5% | |
| Very Ineffective | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| % 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 other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) | Very Effective | 38% | 37% | 33% | 27% | 28% | 37% | 33% |
| Somewhat Effective | 39% | 40% | 46% | 53% | 44% | 45% | 45% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 14% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 22% | 10% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 6% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 5% | |
| Very Ineffective | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | |