Question 24c Does your jurisdiction provide traditional health insurance to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 24d Does your jurisdiction provide a high-deductible health insurance plan to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 24e Does your jurisdiction provide self-funded health insurance to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce Question 24g Do you know what type of health insurance your jurisdiction provides to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 25 What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? 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Question 24d Does your jurisdiction provide a high-deductible health insurance plan to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 24e Does your jurisdiction provide self-funded health insurance to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce Question 24g Do you know what type of health insurance your jurisdiction provides to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 25 What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 24e Does your jurisdiction provide self-funded health insurance to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce Question 24g Do you know what type of health insurance your jurisdiction provides to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 25 What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? 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Question 24g Do you know what type of health insurance your jurisdiction provides to active employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 25 What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? 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Question 25 What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? 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Question 26 What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? 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Question 27 What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28a Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28b Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28c Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Unions, Fringe benefits, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28d Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Fringe benefits, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, OPEB Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28e Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28f Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, OPEB Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 28g Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits, OPEB, Finance Budget and Operations 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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
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 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 33 In general, do you agree or disagree with the idea of tying state revenue sharing to certain base-level local services while allowing local governments to raise additional taxes for additional services? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, System of Funding Local Government Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 34a Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to increase its property tax millage rates? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Property taxes, Taxes and revenues, System of Funding Local Government Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 34b Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local income tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Finances Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 34c Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 34d Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to participate in a regional tax authority? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Revenue Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 38 Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Finances, Federal stimulus package Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 39 Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Economic Development, Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Development funding, Federal stimulus package, Finances 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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
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 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 23 Do you believe that Public Act 312 should be repealed, amended, or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, State policies, Unions Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
Question 25 Has Public Act 312 had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2009 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, State policies, Unions, Employee compensation Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Current page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Next page next Last page last
