Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Q4a.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing pay rates would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4b.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing benefits would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4d.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing nontraditional incentives would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? 

Q8a.   If new county, state, or federal funding became available to your office, would increasing pay and benefits for current Assistant Prosecutors be a priority for allocation?

Q4c.  If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your office/department recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply)

c. Increasing pay rates

Q4d.  If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your office/department recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply) 

d. Increasing benefits

Q4e.  If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your office/department recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply)

e. Increasing nontraditional incentives (e.g., more paid time off, flexible schedules, childcare, tuition reimbursements, etc.)

Q9b.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would increasing pay or benefits for current law enforcement officers be a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9c.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would other recruitment/retention efforts be a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9d. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would mental health support for officers be a priority for allocating those funds?

If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your primary law enforcement agency recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any problems with recruitment and/or retention)

If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your primary law enforcement agency recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any problems with recruitment and/or retention)

If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your primary law enforcement agency recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any problems with recruitment and/or retention)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would increasing pay or benefits for current law enforcement officers be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would other recruitment/retention efforts be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would mental health support for officers   be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction,  would addressing law enforcement pension or OPEB liabilities be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s employee pensions?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s current employee health benefits?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s retired employee health benefits?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employee pay rates?

Q18. Are any of your jurisdiction’s employees members of a public sector labor union?

Q20. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s fiscal health in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q21. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s overall performance in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q22. How would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction’s employee union(s) and your jurisdiction’s administration? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)