Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

To what extent would you say the majority of your local government's union employees either support or oppose the Right-To-Work law for public sector unions?

To what extent would you say you personally either support or oppose the Right-To-Work law for public sector unions

To what extent do you personally support or oppose the current Right-To-Work law regarding public sector unions exempting police and fire unions?

What overall impact, if any, do you believe the Right-To-Work laws will have over time on Michigan's economy?

What overall impact, if any, do you believe the Right-To-Work laws will have over time on the fiscal health of your local government?

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

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

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

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize employee furloughs?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize a four-day work week?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize early retirement incentives or buyouts?

In the current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction utilize reduced pay rates and/or benefits packages for new hires, compared to current employee compensation rates?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize employee furloughs?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize a four-day work week?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize early retirement incentives or buyouts?

In the next fiscal year, how likely is it that your jurisdiction will utilize reduced pay rates and/or benefits packages for new hires, compared to current employee compensation rates?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction completely eliminate any service(s) that is no longer provided at all?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction completely eliminate any service(s), but that are now provided by another entity?

In your current fiscal year, did your jurisdiction not completely eliminate any service(s)?

Looking forward to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular service(s), and it will no longer be provided at all?

Looking forward to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction will completely eliminate any particular service(s), but it will be provided by another entity?

Looking forward to the next fiscal year, do you expect your jurisdiction to not completely eliminate any particular service?

Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved 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 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?