MPPS Spring 2022 data tables

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Summary tables for questionnaire items from the Spring 2022 Wave of the MPPS broken down by jurisdiction type, population size, region of the state, and urban/rural designation are accessible below.

Table of Contents

Fiscal Health

  1. Good or bad times in the coming year?
    1. Better or less able to meet jurisdiction's needs this fiscal year than last
    2. Better or less able to meet jurisdiction's needs next fiscal year than this

Changes from the Last Fiscal Year to the Current Fiscal Year

    1. Change in jurisdiction's revenue from property taxes
    2. Change in jurisdiction's revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc.
    3. Change in jurisdiction’s amount of debt
    4. Change in jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt
    5. Change in amount of federal aid to jurisdiction
    6. Change in amount of state aid to jurisdiction
    7. Change in jurisdiction’s tax delinquencies
    8. Change in jurisdiction's public safety needs
    9. Change in jurisdiction's infrastructure needs
    10. Change in jurisdiction's human service needs
    11. Change in jurisdiction's general government operations needs
    12. Change in jurisdiction’s number of employees
    13. Change in pay rates for jurisdiction’s employee wages and salaries
    14. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's employee pensions
    15. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's current employee health benefits
    16. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's retired employee health benefits

Expected Changes from the Current Fiscal Year to the Next Fiscal Year

    1. Projected change in property tax rates
    2. Projected change in charges for fees, licenses, etc.
    3. Projected change in reliance on general fund balance
    4. Projected change in amount of services provided
    5. Projected change in public safety spending
    6. Projected change in infrastructure spending
    7. Projected change in human services spending
    8. Projected change in general government operations spending
    9. Projected change in funding for economic development programs
    10. Projected change in amount of debt
    11. Projected change in jurisdiction's number of employees
    12. Projected change in employee pay rates
    13. Projected change in employees’ share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance
    14. Projected change in employees’ share of contributions to retirement funds

General Fund Balances

  1. Assessment of level of jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance
  2. Jurisdiction's cash flow as a fiscal health problem

Fiscal Stress

    1. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health today
    2. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health five years from now

American Rescue Plan Act

  1. Familiarity with the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
    1. Jurisdiction currently planning to support water infrastructure with ARPA funds
    2. Jurisdiction currently planning to support other capital improvements with ARPA funds
    3. Jurisdiction currently planning to support public safety with ARPA funds
    4. Jurisdiction currently planning to support community development with ARPA funds
    5. Jurisdiction currently planning to support public health with ARPA funds
    6. Jurisdiction currently planning to support local government administration with ARPA funds
    7. Jurisdiction currently planning to support tourism, travel, and hospitality industries with ARPA funds
    8. Jurisdiction currently planning to support broadband with ARPA funds
    9. Jurisdiction currently planning to support roads with ARPA funds
    10. Jurisdiction currently planning to support families and household assistance with ARPA funds
    11. Jurisdiction currently planning to support veterans support with ARPA funds
    12. Jurisdiction currently planning to support small business assistance with ARPA funds
    13. Jurisdiction did not apply for or accept ARPA funding
    14. Don’t know what jurisdiction is currently planning to support with ARPA funds
    1. Regional or multi-jurisdictional collaboration on project or investment for ARPA spending
    2. Public-private partnerships for ARPA spending
    3. Additional bond financing for ongoing funding support for ARPA spending
    4. Special assessment district or tax increment financing created for ARPA spending
    5. Community engagement for ARPA spending
    6. None of the above for ARPA spending
    7. Don’t know what strategies planned for ARPA spending
    1. Jurisdiction resources a problem for ARPA spending
    2. Navigating state and federal bureaucracies a problem for ARPA spending
    3. Community engagement in determining spending priorities a problem for ARPA spending
    4. Board/Council consensus on spending priorities a problem for ARPA spending
    5. Working with regional partners a problem for ARPA spending
    6. Availability of local matching funds for grants a problem for ARPA spending
    7. Uncertainty about future funding availability a problem for ARPA spending
    8. Procurement a problem for ARPA spending
    9. Don’t know jurisdiction problems for ARPA spending
    1. Expected impacts of American Rescue Plan Act on jurisdiction's fiscal health
    2. Expected impacts of American Rescue Plan Act on Infrastructure in your community
    3. Expected impacts of American Rescue Plan Act on overall quality of life in your community

Employee issues

    1. Jurisdiction has no paid employees besides elected officials
    2. Jurisdiction has full-time employees
    3. Jurisdiction has part-time employees
    4. Jurisdiction has seasonal employees
    5. Jurisdiction has temporary/irregular employees

Employee Wages and Benefits

    1. Level of jurisdiction's employee pay rate for new hires
    2. Level of jurisdiction's employee pay rate for current employees
    1. Jurisdiction provides fringe benefit package(s) to new hires
    2. Jurisdiction provides fringe benefit package(s) to current employees
    1. Level of jurisdiction's employee fringe benefit package(s) for new hires
    2. Level of jurisdiction's employee fringe benefit package(s) for current employees

Personnel Issues

    1. Retaining current employees a problem for jurisdiction
    2. Turnover due to retirements a problem for jurisdiction
    3. Recruiting employees with needed skills a problem for jurisdiction
    4. Employee morale a problem for jurisdiction
    5. Employee workload a problem for jurisdiction
    6. Impacts of hostile public interactions a problem for jurisdiction
    7. Continuing COVID-19 work environment policies a problem for jurisdiction
    8. Issues related to remote work, telework, flexible schedules a problem for jurisdiction
    1. Problems finding qualified police candidates
    2. Problems finding qualified fire department candidates
    3. Problems finding qualified administration candidates
    4. Problems finding qualified other public works and services candidates
    5. Problems finding qualified part time or seasonal candidates

Public perception and diversity

  1. Public’s perception of government workers
    1. Jurisdiction workforce reflects gender composition of community
    2. Jurisdiction workforce reflects racial or ethnic composition of community
    1. Jurisdiction has policies for recruiting or retaining workforce that reflects gender composition of community
    2. Jurisdiction has policies for recruiting or retaining workforce that reflects racial or ethnic composition of community

Election Administration

    1. Election equipment failures/malfunctions will be a problem in jurisdiction
    2. Inaccurate voter registration lists will be a problem in jurisdiction
    3. Disturbances at polling places will be a problem in jurisdiction
    4. Recruiting enough poll workers will be a problem in jurisdiction
    5. Poll worker errors will be a problem in jurisdiction
    6. Intentional disinformation targeted at jurisdiction’s citizens will be a problem in jurisdiction
    7. Election administration processes after polls close will be a problem in jurisdiction

Election Security

    1. Confidence jurisdiction's voting machines, voter rolls, and/or final tallies will not be compromised
    2. Confidence jurisdiction officials would know whether local election has been compromised

Confidence in Election Administration

    1. Confidence in the ability of jurisdiction to administer an accurate election
    2. Confidence in the ability of other jurisdictions in Michigan to administer an accurate election
    1. Confidence in the ability of the County Clerk’s office to certify election results accurately
    2. Confidence in the ability of the County Clerk’s office to administer an accurate recount
  1. Voters’ confidence in the accuracy of jurisdiction’s elections

Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

  1. Familiarity with Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
  2. "Is independent citizens commission approach better or worse than legislative approach?
  3. How much attention paid to MICRC in 2020-21
    1. Rating of MICRC’s transparency
    2. Rating of MICRC’s public engagement opportunities
    3. Rating of MICRC’s valuing public input
    4. Rating of MICRC’s ensuring no political party received an unfair advantage
    5. Rating of MICRC’s drawing districts that protect Communities of Interest
    6. Rating of MICRC’s drawing districts that reflect local county, city, village, or township boundary lines
    7. Rating of MICRC’s drawing compact districts
    8. Rating of MICRC’s drawing districts that do not favor or disfavor any particular incumbent or candidate
    9. Rating of MICRC’s following Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters
  1. Satisfaction with overall redistricting process
    1. Satisfaction with final Congressional maps
    2. Satisfaction with final State Senate maps
    3. Satisfaction with final State House maps
    1. Importance of compactness for creating election districts
    2. Importance of current jurisdiction boundaries for creating election districts
    3. Importance of ensuring no political party receives an unfair advantage for creating election districts
    4. Importance of grouping together Communities of Interest for creating election districts
    5. Importance of drawing districts that do not favor or disfavor any particular incumbent or candidate for creating election districts

Evaluating current events and political issues

  1. United States going in right direction or on wrong track
  2. State of Michigan going in right direction or on wrong track
  3. Jurisdiction going in right direction or on wrong track
  4. Governor Whitmer's job performance
  5. Michigan Legislature's job performance
  6. President Biden's job performance
  7. U.S. Congress's job performance

Civic Discourse

    1. General state of public discourse among elected officials within jurisdiction
    2. General state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within jurisdiction
    3. General state of public discourse among residents themselves within jurisdiction

Local Relationships

    1. Overall relationships among elected officials in jurisdiction
    2. Overall relationships between elected officials and residents in jurisdiction
    3. Overall relationships among residents themselves in jurisdiction

Harassment of local officials

    1. Local official has personally suffered online harassment
    2. Local official has personally suffered in-person harassment
    3. Local official has personally suffered threats
    4. Local official has personally suffered violence
    5. Local official has personally suffered neither harassment, threats, nor violence
    6. Local official does not know if they have personally suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    1. Members of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council have suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    2. Jurisdiction clerk, election staff, and other election workers have suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    3. Other jurisdiction personnel have suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    4. None of the above have suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    5. Don’t know if jurisdiction personnel have suffered harassment, threats, or violence
    1. Abuse has affected Ability of jurisdiction personnel to do their jobs well
    2. Abuse has affected Willingness of people to work or serve in the jurisdiction’s government
    3. Abuse has affected Board/Council decision-making process
    4. Abuse has affected civic engagement
    5. Abuse has had no impact on those government functions
    6. Don’t know if abuse has affected government functions

Functioning of democracy

    1. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in local jurisdiction
    2. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in Michigan
    3. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in the US

Rural or Urban Jurisdiction

  1. Is jurisdiction rural, urban, or somewhere in between

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