Question 27b Thinking about the overall fiscal health of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "perfect fiscal health" and 10 is "fiscal crisis," how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal health as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 27a Thinking about the overall fiscal health of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "perfect fiscal health" and 10 is "fiscal crisis," how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal health today? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 26 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 25 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance Question 24 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2014 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 27a Thinking about the overall fiscal health of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "perfect fiscal health" and 10 is "fiscal crisis," how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal health today? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 26 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 25 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance Question 24 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2014 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 26 In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 25 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance Question 24 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2014 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 25 Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance Question 24 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2014 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 24 Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2014 Categories General fund balance, fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 23 How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Financial planning, Finances Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 22 Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question Jurisdiction adopts single-year budgets or multi-year budgets Survey Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Financial planning Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 21 Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Financial planning, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to
Question 20 Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction currently studying or planning any new or significantly expanded privatization efforts? Survey Spring 2014 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Finances, Service provision, Privatization Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Current page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200 Next page next Last page last Subscribe to