Question 40 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds related to accountability and transparency, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have produced a performance dashboard and a citizen's guide to local government finances by October 1, 2011. Did your jurisdiction certify that it had produced a performance dashboard and citizen's guide as of October 1, 2011? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP, Dashboards Question 41 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds related to collaboration/consolidation/service sharing, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place with one or more proposals to either launch new efforts or to increase existing levels of cooperation, collaboration, and consolidation, either within the jurisdiction or with other jurisdictions by January 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by January 1, 2012? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 42 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds regarding best practices in employee compensation, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place to meet certain state-specified requirements in employee health care premiums and post-employment benefits by May 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by May 1, 2012? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 45 Beyond revenue sharing, the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) also has additional funds for assistance grants available to all Michigan city, village, township, and county governments to offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts to combine government operations that occur on or after October 1, 2011. How familiar are you with this section of the EVIP? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 46 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will apply for an Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant to help offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 41 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds related to collaboration/consolidation/service sharing, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place with one or more proposals to either launch new efforts or to increase existing levels of cooperation, collaboration, and consolidation, either within the jurisdiction or with other jurisdictions by January 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by January 1, 2012? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 42 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds regarding best practices in employee compensation, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place to meet certain state-specified requirements in employee health care premiums and post-employment benefits by May 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by May 1, 2012? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 45 Beyond revenue sharing, the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) also has additional funds for assistance grants available to all Michigan city, village, township, and county governments to offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts to combine government operations that occur on or after October 1, 2011. How familiar are you with this section of the EVIP? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 46 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will apply for an Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant to help offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 42 In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds regarding best practices in employee compensation, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place to meet certain state-specified requirements in employee health care premiums and post-employment benefits by May 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by May 1, 2012? (Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing) Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 45 Beyond revenue sharing, the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) also has additional funds for assistance grants available to all Michigan city, village, township, and county governments to offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts to combine government operations that occur on or after October 1, 2011. How familiar are you with this section of the EVIP? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 46 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will apply for an Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant to help offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 45 Beyond revenue sharing, the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) also has additional funds for assistance grants available to all Michigan city, village, township, and county governments to offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts to combine government operations that occur on or after October 1, 2011. How familiar are you with this section of the EVIP? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 46 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will apply for an Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant to help offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 46 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will apply for an Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant to help offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts? Survey Fall 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, State government, Performance management, State oversight, System of Funding Local Government, EVIP Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 43 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 45 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 46 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 48 How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 49 In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 50 Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely") Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 52 Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act) Survey Spring 2011 Categories Emergency Manager Law, State oversight, State policies, State government Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 04a Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with the state? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s)) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 15b How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 15c How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 15d How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 16 Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, State support for collaboration Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17a How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17b How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17e How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17f How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page next Last page last
