Fall 2010 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage

The Fall 2010 Michigan Public Policy Survey

• Topics:
  • Inter-governmental cooperation, consolidation, service sharing; local government environmental leadership, energy efficiency, global warming
• Methodology:
  • This survey ran from November 9 to December 20, 2010 and received responses from 64% of jurisdictions
• Survey questionnaire
• Pre-run data tables
• Publications:
  • Local leaders mostly positive on intergovernmental cooperation
  • Local government and environmental leadership
• Access data at ICPSR:
  • Learn more about MPPS data access at ICPSR
  • Public/Student-use datasets
    • Energy efficiency and environmental leadership
    • Inter-governmental cooperation, consolidation, and service sharing
  • Restricted-use dataset
    • Restricted-use codebook

A special advisory committee of expert stakeholders helped plan the Fall 2010 MPPS, including the following people:

• Ben Bodkin, Michigan Association of Counties
• Jered Carr, Wayne State University
• Liz Gerber, Ford School of Public Policy
• Eric Lupher, Citizens' Research Council
• Mike McGee, Miller Canfield/UM Dearborn Institute for Local Gov't
• Larry Merrill, Michigan Townships Association
• Sam Offen, Michigan Suburbs Alliance
• Eric Scorsone, MI Senate Fiscal Agency
• Paul Tait, SEMCOG
• Dale Thomson, Director, Institute for Local Government, Univ. of Michigan Dearborn
• Arnold Weinfeld, Michigan Municipal League
• Mark Wyckoff, MSU Land Policy Institute

The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of advisory committee members or others who provided input.