Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2012, Question 05s

Effectiveness of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Very Effective 24% 33% 40% 25% 33%
Somewhat Effective 70% 50% 53% 48% 52%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 5% 12% 6% 18% 11%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 2% 1% 6% 2%
Very Ineffective 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Don't Know 0% 2% 0% 3% 1%