Where jurisdiction falls on spectrum between making budget changes based on historical precedent or based on current priorities
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When making changes to the budget, there is often a tension between incremental changes based on historical precedent and larger changes based on current priorities. Where does your jurisdiction currently fall on this spectrum?
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| 1:More based on historical precedent | 5% |
| 2 | 3% |
| 3 | 7% |
| 4 | 7% |
| 5 | 22% |
| 6 | 10% |
| 7 | 13% |
| 8 | 12% |
| 9 | 4% |
| 10:More based on current priorities | 7% |
| Don't know | 9% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:More based on historical precedent | 7% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| 2 | 0% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| 3 | 12% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 7% |
| 4 | 9% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 7% |
| 5 | 21% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| 6 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| 7 | 11% | 11% | 20% | 19% | 13% |
| 8 | 17% | 10% | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| 9 | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| 10:More based on current priorities | 3% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Don't know | 3% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 9% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:More based on historical precedent | 6% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 5% |
| 2 | 3% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| 3 | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 7% |
| 4 | 7% | 7% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 7% |
| 5 | 24% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| 6 | 11% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| 7 | 12% | 14% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 13% |
| 8 | 10% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| 9 | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| 10:More based on current priorities | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 7% |
| Don't know | 10% | 10% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:More based on historical precedent | 5% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| 2 | 1% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| 3 | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| 4 | 8% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| 5 | 26% | 16% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| 6 | 6% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| 7 | 14% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 13% |
| 8 | 12% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 9 | 3% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
| 10:More based on current priorities | 10% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% |
| Don't know | 7% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:More based on historical precedent | 5% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| 2 | 4% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 3% |
| 3 | 6% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 0% | 7% |
| 4 | 6% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| 5 | 23% | 23% | 26% | 15% | 10% | 22% |
| 6 | 9% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 10% |
| 7 | 13% | 14% | 21% | 15% | 0% | 13% |
| 8 | 11% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 0% | 12% |
| 9 | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 13% | 4% |
| 10:More based on current priorities | 8% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| Don't know | 10% | 4% | 0% | 7% | 73% | 9% |