Assessment of level of jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance
Full Question Text
Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| About Right | 51% | 65% | 56% | 48% | 61% | |
| Too Low | 41% | 15% | 34% | 40% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 15% | 3% | 10% | 12% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 3% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 5% |
| About Right | 57% | 63% | 73% | 61% | 49% | 61% | |
| Too Low | 24% | 20% | 17% | 25% | 41% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 16% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 12% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| MI regions based on State of the State Survey | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| About Right | 47% | 65% | 63% | 60% | 64% | 61% | 61% | |
| Too Low | 35% | 18% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 25% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 14% | 14% | 11% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 12% | |