- Topics:
- Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; preparation for the next recession; problems with opioids; local government energy issues; preparation for the 2020 census; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for state, and country
- Methodology:
- This survey ran from April 8 to June 10, 2019 and received responses from 73% of jurisdictions.
- Survey questionnaire
- Pre-run data tables
- Publications:
- New Governor, new evaluations of the direction Michigan is headed among local leaders
- Michigan local government preparations and concerns regarding the 2020 U.S. Census
- Michigan local officials’ views on the next recession: timing, concerns, and actions taken
- Mixed signals continue for Michigan local governments’ fiscal health, while future outlooks worsen
- Energy policies and environmental leadership among Michigan’s local governments
- Presentations:
- 2019 November – Michigan Association of Counties Podcast 83 – Episode 17: Survey results on local governments’ preparations for a recession (audio only)
- 2020 February – Michigan University-wide Sustainability & Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 – Energy policies and environmental leadership among Michigan’s local governments: Data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey
- 2020 February – University of Michigan Wolverine Caucus, Lansing, MI – Taking the Pulse of Local Government Leaders on Fiscal Health: Slow Recovery from the Great Recession Poses Concerns About the Future
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Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2019 MPPS was provided by the following people:
- John Barnes, Northern MI Opioid Response Consortium
- Brad Barnett, Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR)
- Ren Farley, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
- Luke Forrest, Michigan Municipal League
- Eric Guthrie, State Demographer, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
- Robert Jackson, Michigan Energy Office
- Paula Lantz, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
- Brittany Leek, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Eric Lupher, Citizens Research Council of Michigan
- Derek Melot, Michigan Assocation of Counties
- Larry Merrill, Michigan Townships Association
- Lisa Neidert, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
- Terri Novak, Michigan Energy Office
- Ally Waters, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan-OPEN)
- Jared Welehodsky, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services