Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the jurisdiction's number of employees?

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

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

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

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

Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved/unassigned general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we’re interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?

Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

In your opinion, is your jurisdiction’s cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all?

Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress today?

Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now?

To what extent, if any, would you say the cost of election administration on your jurisdiction’s budget has or has not not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say long wait times for any voters have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say election equipment failures/malfunctions have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say inaccurate voter registration lists have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say reliable internet connectivity for communication with the Secretary of State has or has not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say disturbances at polling places have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say recruiting poll workers with necessary skills has or has not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say recruiting enough poll workers has or has not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say poll worker errors in following election procedures have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

Overall, how effective or ineffective would you say poll worker training by the County is for your jurisdiction?

Overall, how effective or ineffective would you say initial election-related training for new clerks by the State is for your jurisdiction?

Overall, how effective or ineffective would you say continuing election-related education for clerks by the State is for your jurisdiction?

Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election?