Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose creating a state-wide bonding pool for funding retiree health care benefits to help your jurisdiction better meet or reduce its retiree health care obligations? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose easing credit rating-based restrictions so more jurisdictions could issue bonds for funding retiree health care benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the pay rates for your jurisdiction's employee wages and salaries.

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the cost of your jurisdiction's employee pensions.

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits.

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the cost of your jurisdiction's retired employee health benefits.

Now, comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to the next fiscal year, please indicate which actions your jurisdiction has taken or is likely to take regarding employee pay rates.

Now, comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to the next fiscal year, please indicate which actions your jurisdiction has taken or is likely to take regarding employees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance.

Now, comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to the next fiscal year, please indicate which actions your jurisdiction has taken or is likely to take regarding employees' share of contributions to retirement funds.

Now, comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to the next fiscal year, please indicate which actions your jurisdiction has taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance.

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current employees to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current elected officials to be too high, about right, or too low?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to new hires?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to current employees?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to current elected officials?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's new hires make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees)

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current elected officials make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current elected officials)

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?