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Fiscal Health

2. Good or Bad Times in the coming year?
3. 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

4. 1. Change in jurisdiction’s revenue from property taxes
   2. Change in amount of state aid to jurisdiction
   3. Change in jurisdiction’s tax delinquencies
   4. Change in jurisdiction’s ability to repay its debt
   5. Change in jurisdiction’s public safety needs
   6. Change in jurisdiction’s infrastructure needs
   7. Change in jurisdiction’s human service needs
   8. Change in jurisdiction’s general government operations needs
   9. Change in jurisdiction’s number of employees
   10. Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s current employee health benefits
   11. Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s employee pensions
   12. Change in jurisdiction’s cost of government’s retired employee health benefits

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

5. 1. Projected change in property tax rates
   2. Projected change in reliance on general fund balance
   3. Projected change in amount of services provided
   4. Projected change in public safety spending
   5. Projected change in infrastructure spending
   6. Projected change in human services spending
   7. Projected change in general government operations spending
   8. Projected change in privatizing or contracting out services
   9. Projected change in number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other service-sharing plans with other governments
   10. Projected change in jurisdiction’s number of employees
   11. Projected change in employee pay rates
   12. Projected change in employees’ share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance
   13. Projected change in employees’ share of contributions to retirement funds
   14. Projected change in retirees’ share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance

General Fund Balances

6. Assessment of level of jurisdiction’s unreserved general fund balance
7. Jurisdiction’s cash flow as a fiscal health problem
8. 1. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health today
   2. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health five years from now

Board/Council relationships

9. 1. Board/Council’s effectiveness in establishing long-term goals
   2. Board/Council’s effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance
   3. Board/Council’s effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances
   4. Board/Council’s effectiveness in addressing citizens’ expectations
   5. Board/Council’s effectiveness overall
10. Extent of turnover among jurisdiction’s Board/Council
11. 1. Frequency of consensus regarding votes on development issues
    2. Frequency of consensus regarding votes on budgeting and fiscal policy
    3. Frequency of consensus regarding routine decisions facing the jurisdiction
12. 1. Effect on Board/Council relationships: behavior of individual elected officials
    2. Effect on Board/Council relationships: willingness of individual elected officials to support final decisions
    3. Effect on Board/Council relationships: turnover among members
    4. Effect on Board/Council relationships: blocs or factions on the Board/Council
    5. Effect on Board/Council relationships: clarity of roles and responsibilities
    6. Effect on Board/Council relationships: state and national partisan politics

Civic Discourse

13. 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
14. 1. Change in tone of discussion and communication among elected officials within jurisdiction
    2. Change in tone of discussion and communication between elected officials and residents within jurisdiction
    3. Change in tone of discussion and communication among residents themselves within jurisdiction

Intragovernmental Relationships

15. 1. Does jurisdiction have a formal set of rules concerning appropriate Board/Council behavior
    2. Does jurisdiction have a formal set of rules concerning Board/Council interactions with administration and/or employees
16. 1. Overall relationships among elected officials in jurisdiction
    2. Overall relationships among elected officials and the chief administrative officer in jurisdiction
    3. Overall relationships among elected officials and other employees in jurisdiction

Poverty and Economic Hardship

18. 1. Need for affordable housing in jurisdiction
    2. Need for emergency housing in jurisdiction
    3. Need for emergency food in jurisdiction
    4. Need for public transportation in jurisdiction
    5. Need for subsidized healthcare in jurisdiction
    6. Need for subsidized childcare and pre-K programs in jurisdiction
    7. Need for job training/workforce development in jurisdiction
    8. Need for drug treatment programs in jurisdiction
19. Inability to pay minor legal fees and costs as a cause of significant economic hardship for residents
20. Percentage of people in community living under federal poverty level
21. Percentage of people in community who struggle to make ends meet

Policies to address poverty and economic hardship

22. 1. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed affordable housing
    2. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed emergency housing
    3. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed emergency food
    4. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed public transportation
    5. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed subsidized healthcare
    6. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed subsidized childcare and pre-K programs
    7. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed job training/workforce development
    8. Jurisdiction’s government has discussed drug treatment programs
23. Does jurisdiction have programs or policies to address poverty or economic hardship
25. Does jurisdiction partner with local groups to provide resources or services for low-income residents
26. 1. Board/Council’s assessment of jurisdiction’s efforts to address local poverty or economic hardship
    2. Residents’ assessment of jurisdiction’s efforts to address local poverty or economic hardship
    3. Respondent’s assessment of jurisdiction’s efforts to address local poverty or economic hardship

Michigan Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act

27. Jurisdiction’s approach to allowing medical marijuana facilities in the jurisdiction
28. Current status of zoning in jurisdiction related to medical marijuana facilities
29. 1. Jurisdiction has specifically limited the number of medical marijuana facilities
    2. Jurisdiction has limited the number of medical marijuana facilities by regulating the distance between them
    3. Jurisdiction has restricted medical marijuana facilities to particular zoning districts
    4. Jurisdiction requires a special land-use permit for medical marijuana facilities
    5. Jurisdiction enforces distance from schools, parks, or other community buildings for medical marijuana facilities
    6. Jurisdiction allows co-location of medical marijuana facilities
    7. Jurisdiction limits hours of operation of medical marijuana facilities
    8. Jurisdiction sets signs and advertising restrictions for medical marijuana facilities
30. Board/Council’s understanding of the current MMFLA rules

Medical Marijuana Facilities

31. 1. There have never been medical marijuana facilities in jurisdiction
    2. There are facilities proposed or planned but not operating
    3. There were previously facilities that are closed
    4. There are facilities currently operating
32. 1. Board/Council’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
    2. Residents’ support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
    3. Chief law enforcement officer’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
    4. Respondent’s support for allowing medical marijuana facilities within jurisdiction
33. 1. Extent of problems regarding medical marijuana in community
    2. Extent of benefits regarding medical marijuana in community
35. Support for legalizing, regulating, and taxing recreational marijuana in Michigan

Evaluating current events and political issues

36. United States going in right direction or on wrong track
37. State of Michigan going in right direction or on wrong track
38. Jurisdiction going in right direction or on wrong track
39. Governor Snyder’s job performance
40. Michigan Legislature’s job performance
41. President Trump’s job performance
42. U.S. Congress’s job performance

Rural or Urban Jurisdiction

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

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