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 | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| About Right | 69% | 75% | 66% | 59% | 71% | |
| Too Low | 25% | 16% | 29% | 33% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 5% | |
| % 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% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 3% |
| About Right | 68% | 74% | 72% | 65% | 75% | 71% | |
| Too Low | 23% | 19% | 16% | 23% | 21% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 5% | |
| % 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% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| About Right | 70% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 71% | 71% | |
| Too Low | 23% | 20% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | |