Jurisdiction's employees believe the role of citizen engagement should be...
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One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| The majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe the role of citizen engagement is to... | Keep citizens informed | 26% | 21% | 36% | 31% | 25% |
| Have citizens provide input | 40% | 44% | 45% | 46% | 44% | |
| Have citizens identify specific policy options | 10% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | |
| Have citizens recommend decisions | 8% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | |
| Have citizens make decisions | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Not Applicable | 1% | 14% | 4% | 9% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 13% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 9% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| The majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe the role of citizen engagement is to... | Keep citizens informed | 21% | 24% | 28% | 41% | 31% | 25% |
| Have citizens provide input | 43% | 47% | 49% | 39% | 43% | 44% | |
| Have citizens identify specific policy options | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | |
| Have citizens recommend decisions | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% | |
| Have citizens make decisions | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | |
| Not Applicable | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 10% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 9% | |
| % 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 | |||
| The majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe the role of citizen engagement is to... | Keep citizens informed | 28% | 20% | 23% | 24% | 24% | 33% | 25% |
| Have citizens provide input | 40% | 46% | 50% | 40% | 47% | 42% | 44% | |
| Have citizens identify specific policy options | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | |
| Have citizens recommend decisions | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | |
| Have citizens make decisions | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Not Applicable | 8% | 14% | 10% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 12% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | |