Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Overall, how satisfied are you with the outcomes of negotiations with your jurisdiction's employee union(s) over the last 12 months?

Thinking ahead to the next 12 months, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will seek concessions—such as reduced pay or benefits, reduced staffing levels, or changes in work rules—from one or more of its employee unions?

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 in the last 12 months?

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 in the last 12 months?

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

How familiar are you with Michigan's Right-To-Work Legislation (P.A. 348 and 349 of 2012)?

What overall impact, if any, do you believe the Right-To-Work laws will have over time on the ability of your local government to attract and/or retain desired employees?

What overall impact, if any, do you believe the Right-To-Work laws will have over time on the relationship between your jurisdiction's administration and its union(s)?

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 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?

Have any of your jurisdiction's personnel had formal training in promoting or managing citizen engagement?

Would access to training programs for jurisdiction personnel be valuable to help foster citizen engagement?

Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of technical expertise among jurisdiction personnel?

Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by resistance among jurisdiction personnel?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for jurisdiction's employee wages and salaries?

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

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

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