Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think that business conditions in your community will have good times or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2010 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to last? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the population of your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to last? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the population of your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the population of your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 04c Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the population of your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 04f Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the population of your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 04g Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how have home foreclosures in your jurisdiction changed? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05c Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05d Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding its reliance on rainy day funds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05j Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 14 In your current fiscal year, has your jurisdiction had to make any significant mid-year adjustments due to an inaccurate budget forecast? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress, Financial planning, budgeting Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 17 Does your jurisdiction have a policy regarding the required minimal level of its general balance or cash reserves? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 19 Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2010 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 20 How do you feel about your jurisdiction's unreserved General Fund balance? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 29 What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB, fiscal health Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 22 Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next 12 months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Fall 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 03 "Now, turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?" Survey Spring 2009 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 04a Compared to last year, would you say your government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 04b Looking ahead to next year, would you say your government will be less able or better able to meet its financial needs than this year? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05c How has revenue from local income taxes changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05d How has the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 05f How has the population of your jurisdiction changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 06c Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's reliance on ending balance or reserve? (rainy day funds) Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
Question 06e Which actions have your jurisdiction taken or are likely to take regarding next fiscal year's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13
