Question 14b To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14c To what extent do you agree or disagree that you don't need formal engagement efforts because your local officials already know what citizens want? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 14e To what extent do you agree or disagree that your meetings run too long because too many citizens want to speak? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14g To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's performance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14h To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 14c To what extent do you agree or disagree that you don't need formal engagement efforts because your local officials already know what citizens want? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 14e To what extent do you agree or disagree that your meetings run too long because too many citizens want to speak? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14g To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's performance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14h To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 14e To what extent do you agree or disagree that your meetings run too long because too many citizens want to speak? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14g To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's performance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14h To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 14g To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's performance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14h To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 14h To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 14k To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 15 Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 16 Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 17 Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 18c Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between citizens themselves within your jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 19a Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less informed about your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 19b Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 19c Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Engagement levels, civic discourse Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 20a One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 20b One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's employees believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 20c One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 20d One way of thinking about the proper role for citizen engagement in local policymaking is along a spectrum. At one end, citizen engagement would focus only on keeping citizens informed about issues. At the other end, citizens would actually make decisions for the jurisdiction. In between would be increasing levels of citizen input in the decisions made by the jurisdiction. While it might differ depending on the topic, in general, what do you personally believe is the proper role for citizen engagement in local governance? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 27c Thinking about your jurisdiction's website, please indicate whether you agree or disagree that citizens make considerable use of your website's information and resources. (Among jurisdictions that reported having an official website) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Outreach, Technology Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 29g Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by lack of interest among citizens? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 29j Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Trust in citizens, Technology Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2
Question 15 How informed are citizens about jurisdiction's finances? Survey Spring 2010 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Trust in citizens Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Current page 2