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 | 1% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| About Right | 63% | 64% | 55% | 43% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 32% | 16% | 34% | 33% | 22% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 15% | 6% | 19% | 13% | |
| % 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 | 3% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 5% |
| About Right | 57% | 61% | 69% | 55% | 65% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 22% | 19% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 22% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 13% | |
| % 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 | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| About Right | 59% | 63% | 62% | 60% | 52% | 62% | 60% | |
| Too Low | 26% | 20% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 23% | 22% | |
| Don't Know | 13% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 10% | 13% | |