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/unassigned 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/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 9% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| About Right | 60% | 65% | 57% | 41% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 27% | 17% | 34% | 38% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 14% | 4% | 18% | 12% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 5% |
| About Right | 56% | 63% | 63% | 59% | 65% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 24% | 21% | 21% | 26% | 24% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 12% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? | Too High | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% |
| About Right | 53% | 62% | 65% | 56% | 60% | 62% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 30% | 22% | 17% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 12% | |