MPPS Spring 2009 data tables
Summary tables for questionnaire items from the Spring 2009 wave of the MPPS broken down by jurisdiction type, population size, and region of the state (Note: these data exclude partial surveys, which may be added at a later time):
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fiscal Health
Changes from the Last Fiscal Year to the Current Fiscal Year
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- Change in jurisdiction’s revenue from property tax
- Change in jurisdiction’s revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc
- Change in jurisdiction’s revenue from local income taxes
- Change in amount of federal aid to jurisdiction
- Change in amount of state aid to jurisdiction
- Change in jurisdiction’s population
- Change in jurisdiction’s public safety needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s infrastructure needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s human service needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s employee wages and salaries
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of employee pensions
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of current employee health benefits
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of retired employee health benefits
Expected Changes from the Current Fiscal Year to the Next Fiscal Year
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- Projected change in property tax rates
- Projected change in charges for fees, licenses, etc.
- Projected change in reliance on ending balance or reserve
- Projected change in amount of services provided
- Projected change in amount of debt
- Projected change in privatizing or contracting out of services
- Projected change in number and/or scope of interlocal agreements
- Projected change in jurisdiction’s workforce hiring
- Projected change in jurisdiction’s workforce layoffs
- Projected change in jurisdiction filling vacant positions
- Projected change in actual infrastructure spending
- Projected change in actual public safety spending
- Projected change in funding for economic development programs
Public Participation
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- Public participation in budget setting process through public forums
- Public participation in budget setting process through budget public hearings
- Public participation in budget setting process through special sessions of board or council
- Public participation in budget setting process through regular sessions of board or council
- Public participation in budget setting process through individual contacts to local officials
- Public participation in budget setting process through citizen surveys
- Summary - Public participation in budget setting process, by any means
Economic Development - Assets and Barriers
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- Availability of land as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Cost of land as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Availability of buildings as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Information technology infrastructure as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Traditional infrastructure as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Availability of appropriate workforce as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Cost of labor as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Presence of major employers as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Entrepreneurial culture as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Availability of capital/funding as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Tax rates as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Distance to major markets as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Permitting process(es) as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Environmental regulations as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Citizen input as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Input of change in population as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Cost of housing as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- K-12 education system as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Vocational and higher education system as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Recreational facilities as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Arts/cultural programs as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
- Traffic congestion as a barrier or asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
Economic Development - Strategies
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- Use of local or regional business incubator as economic development strategy
- Use of economic development agency as economic development strategy
- Tax abatements as economic development strategy
- Infrastructure upgrades as economic development strategy
- Workforce development programs as economic development strategy
- Child care programs as economic development strategy
- Tourism promotion as economic development strategy
- Surveys of local businesses as economic development strategy
- Marketing campaigns as economic development strategy
- Partnering with other nongovernmental organizations as economic development strategy
- Partnering with other local governments as economic development strategy
- Special zoning districts as economic development strategy
- Summary - Use of any listed economic development strategies
Economic Development - Sectors of Focus
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- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Retail
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Manufacturing
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Small business
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Finance
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Arts/Culture
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Film Industry
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Tourism/Hospitality
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Education
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Health Care
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Life Sciences
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Energy
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Forestry and Agriculture
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Technology/Telecommunications
- Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts—Warehousing/Distribution
- Summary - Sectors that are a focus of current economic development efforts
Economic Development - Placemaking as a Strategy
- Engaging in placemaking programs for economic development purposes
- Confidence in placemaking as an economic development strategy
Economic Development - Types of Assistance Needed
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- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Financing
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Information about best practices
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Community Assessment
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Strategic Planning Assistance
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Grant Information
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Grant writing assistance
- External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development—Improving local development organizations’ capacity
- Summary - External assistance or resources that would be most valuable to help with economic development
Trust in Government
- Amount of time you can trust the federal government to do what is right
- Amount of time you can trust the state government to do what is right
- Amount of time you can trust other local governments to do what is right
Regional Cooperation
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- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in land use planning
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in transportation/public transit
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in police services
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in fire services
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in utilities/waste/water treatment
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in parks/recreation/libraries/culture
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in economic development
- Involved in intergovernmental or regional efforts in emergency preparedness
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- Current involvement in joint planning efforts as part of regional land use planning
- Current involvement in council of governments within county as part of regional land use planning
- Current involvement in county-led planning efforts as part of regional land use planning
- Current involvement in multi-county council of governments as part of regional land use planning
- Summary - Current involvement as part of regional land use planning
- Level of involvement in regional land use planning
- Current organizations can handle a new regional planning effort or a new organization would be required