Familiarity with Emergency Managers legislation
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Last year, the state enacted the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act" (P.A. 4 of 2011), a law that governs when and how emergency managers are appointed to oversee local governments and school districts in fiscal distress. How familiar are you with this law?
% within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County | Township | City | Village | |||
How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? | Very Familiar | 27% | 8% | 33% | 16% | 14% |
Somewhat Familiar | 62% | 46% | 59% | 54% | 50% | |
Mostly Unfamiliar | 10% | 30% | 5% | 24% | 25% | |
Completely Unfamiliar | 0% | 12% | 3% | 4% | 9% | |
Don't Know | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
% within Population Size | |||||||
Population Category | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? | Very Familiar | 9% | 11% | 14% | 26% | 39% | 14% |
Somewhat Familiar | 43% | 49% | 69% | 60% | 55% | 50% | |
Mostly Unfamiliar | 30% | 28% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 25% | |
Completely Unfamiliar | 14% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 9% | |
Don't Know | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
% within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
MI regions based on State of the State Survey | Total | |||||||
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Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? | Very Familiar | 12% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 14% |
Somewhat Familiar | 51% | 51% | 56% | 41% | 50% | 52% | 50% | |
Mostly Unfamiliar | 24% | 31% | 22% | 34% | 23% | 15% | 25% | |
Completely Unfamiliar | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 9% | |
Don't Know | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 2% |