Question 07 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times? Survey Spring 2017 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times? Survey Spring 2017 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times? Survey Spring 2017 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times? Survey Spring 2017 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 03b Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 05c Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, General fund balance Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 06 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2017 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? 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Question 07 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 08 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 09a Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 09b Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2017 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12a While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think population loss is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12b While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think economic decline is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12c While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think rising costs to provide services are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12d While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think citizen opposition to millage or other revenue increases is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Revenue, Fiscal health/stress, Property taxes Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12e While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think State decisions affecting local government (e.g., revenue sharing, Headlee / Proposal A, local revenue options, unfunded mandates, etc.) are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, State mandates and preemption, System of Funding Local Government Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12f While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government corruption and/or mismanagement is as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last
Question 12g While any particular jurisdiction in fiscal distress faces unique challenges, in general, how important—if at all—do you think local government decisions to provide generous retiree pensions/benefits and/or decisions to underfund retiree obligations are as a factor in contributing to local government fiscal distress in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page next Last page last