Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding your jurisdiction not filling vacant positions?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding the amount of employee compensation?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding employees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding employees' share of contributions to retirement funds?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance?

Are any of your jurisdiction's employees members of a labor union?

How many separate unions represent your jurisdiction's employees?

What percent of your jurisdiction's employees are union?

In your opinion, overall, have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees)

In your opinion, overall, have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction's overall performance? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees)

Thinking about the last 12 months, how would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction's union(s) and your jurisdiction's administration? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees)

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize employee furloughs?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize a four-day work week?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize early retirement incentives or buyouts?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize reduced pay rates and/or benefits packages for new hires, compared to current employee compensation rates?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize reduced or eliminated training opportunities for local officials and/or local employees?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize employee furloughs?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize a four-day work week?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize early retirement incentives or buyouts?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize reduced pay rates and/or benefits packages for new hires, compared to current employee compensation rates?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize reduced or eliminated training for local officials and/or local employees?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction completely eliminate any service(s) that is no longer provided at all?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction completely eliminate any service(s), but is now provided by another entity?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction not completely eliminate any service(s)?