MPPS Spring 2018 data tables
Summary tables for questionnaire items from the Spring 2018 Wave of the MPPS broken down by jurisdiction type, population size, and region of the state:
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 taxes
- Change in amount of state aid to jurisdiction
- Change in jurisdiction’s tax delinquencies
- Change in jurisdiction’s ability to repay its debt
- Change in jurisdiction’s public safety needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s infrastructure needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s human service needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s general government operations needs
- Change in jurisdiction’s number of employees
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s current employee health benefits
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s employee pensions
- Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s 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 reliance on general fund balance
- Projected change in amount of services provided
- Projected change in public safety spending
- Projected change in infrastructure spending
- Projected change in human services spending
- Projected change in general government operations spending
- Projected change in privatizing or contracting out services
- Projected change in number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other service-sharing plans with other governments
- Projected change in jurisdiction’s number of employees
- Projected change in employee pay rates
- Projected change in employees’ share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance
- Projected change in employees’ share of contributions to retirement funds
- Projected change in retirees’ share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance
General Fund Balances
- Assessment of level of jurisdiction’s unreserved general fund balance
- Jurisdiction’s cash flow as a fiscal health problem
Board/Council relationships
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- Board/Council’s effectiveness in establishing long-term goals
- Board/Council’s effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance
- Board/Council’s effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances
- Board/Council’s effectiveness in addressing citizens’ expectations
- Board/Council’s effectiveness overall
- Extent of turnover among jurisdiction’s Board/Council
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- Effect on Board/Council relationships: behavior of individual elected officials
- Effect on Board/Council relationships: willingness of individual elected officials to support final decisions
- Effect on Board/Council relationships: turnover among members
- Effect on Board/Council relationships: blocs or factions on the Board/Council
- Effect on Board/Council relationships: clarity of roles and responsibilities
- Effect on Board/Council relationships: state and national partisan politics
Civic Discourse
Intragovernmental Relationships
Poverty and Economic Hardship
Policies to address poverty and economic hardship
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- Need for affordable housing in jurisdiction
- Need for emergency housing in jurisdiction
- Need for emergency food in jurisdiction
- Need for public transportation in jurisdiction
- Need for subsidized healthcare in jurisdiction
- Need for subsidized childcare and pre-K programs in jurisdiction
- Need for job training/workforce development in jurisdiction
- Need for drug treatment programs in jurisdiction
- Inability to pay minor legal fees and costs as a cause of significant economic hardship for residents
- Percentage of people in community living under federal poverty level
- Percentage of people in community who struggle to make ends meet
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- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed affordable housing
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed emergency housing
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed emergency food
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed public transportation
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed subsidized healthcare
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed subsidized childcare and pre-K programs
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed job training/workforce development
- Jurisdiction’s government has discussed drug treatment programs
- Does jurisdiction have programs or policies to address poverty or economic hardship
- Does jurisdiction partner with local groups to provide resources or services for low-income residents
Michigan Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act
- Jurisdiction’s approach to allowing medical marijuana facilities in the jurisdiction
- Current status of zoning in jurisdiction related to medical marijuana facilities
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- Jurisdiction has specifically limited the number of medical marijuana facilities
- Jurisdiction has limited the number of medical marijuana facilities by regulating the distance between them
- Jurisdiction has restricted medical marijuana facilities to particular zoning districts
- Jurisdiction requires a special land-use permit for medical marijuana facilities
- Jurisdiction enforces distance from schools, parks, or other community buildings for medical marijuana facilities
- Jurisdiction allows co-location of medical marijuana facilities
- Jurisdiction limits hours of operation of medical marijuana facilities
- Jurisdiction sets signs and advertising restrictions for medical marijuana facilities
- Board/Council’s understanding of the current MMFLA rules
Medical Marijuana Facilities
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- Board/Council’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
- Residents’ support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
- Chief law enforcement officer’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
- Respondent’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
- Support for legalizing, regulating, and taxing recreational marijuana in Michigan
Evaluating current events and political issues
- United States going in right direction or on wrong track
- State of Michigan going in right direction or on wrong track
- Jurisdiction going in right direction or on wrong track
- Governor Snyder’s job performance
- Michigan Legislature’s job performance
- President Trump’s job performance
- U.S. Congress’s job performance