Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Does your jurisdiction offer any kind of health care or other retirement benefits to current employees?

Does your jurisdiction offer any kind of health care or other retirement benefits to current retirees?

Does your jurisdiction have fiscal obligations as a result of other post-employment benefits? (Among those jurisdictions which reported offering health care or other retirement benefits)

In your opinion, are your jurisdiction's retiree health care or other post-employment benefit obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction completed or is your jurisdiction in the process of completing an actuarial study to determine/quantify address liability for GASB 45 accounting? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction increased cost-sharing for retirees to address GASB 45? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction negotiated with unions to reduce benefits to address GASB 45? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction reduced benefits for non-union retirees to address GASB 45? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction increased the age at which retirement benefits are available? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction increased the years of service required to receive retirement benefits? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Has your jurisdiction financed liability through bonds to address GASB 45? (Among those jurisdictions which reported having fiscal obligations as a result of offering health care or other retirement benefits)

Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor?

How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job?

How would you rate the way your Jurisdiction's governing board is performing its job?

How familiar are you with 'Local Govt & School Dist. Fiscal Accountability Act'?

In your opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that your government will have an emergency financial manager appointed by the state within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act)

Even if it is never actually applied in your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act and did not indicate the appointment of an EFM within the next 12 months as being "not at all likely")

Overall, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Local Government & School District Fiscal Accountability Act will be at restoring or protecting the fiscal health of other local governments across the state? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act)

Does your jurisdiction currently engage in formal performance management and measurement activities?

Governor Snyder recently presented a new state government performance measurement and benchmarking system in the form of a Michigan state government "dashboard." How familiar are you with this new state dashboard?

Governor Snyder is encouraging Michigan local governments to produce their own "dashboards." How likely is it that your jurisdiction will launch its own dashboard within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's accountability and transparency? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's performance? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)