Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Does your jurisdiction provide an HMO health insurance plan to active employees?

Does your jurisdiction provide a PPO health insurance plan to active employees?

Does your jurisdiction provide traditional health insurance to active employees?

Does your jurisdiction provide a high-deductible health insurance plan to active employees?

Does your jurisdiction provide self-funded health insurance to active employees?

Do you know what type of health insurance your jurisdiction provides to active employees?

What type of benefit plan does your jurisdiction offer employees?

What is the liklihood that your jurisdiction will introduce a defined contribution plan for its employees or new hires in the next 12 months?

What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, is your jurisdiction in the process of or has it completed an actuarial study to determine/quantify liability?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to change benefits?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction reduced no-union benefits?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits?

Thinking about other post-employment benefits, has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds?

What size problems do retiree health care obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Do you believe the ARRA has helped community conditions to date?

Do you believe the ARRA will improve community conditions in the long term?

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?