Fall 2010

To what extent overall has the influence of citizens encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with a township? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

To what extent overall have labor contracts in other jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

What is the extent of your jurisdiction's collaboration for fire services? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

What is the extent of your jurisdiction's collaboration for information technology and/or GIS? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a county? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board or Council support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or significantly expanded collaborative efforts for transportation/transit? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

In the next 12 months, how likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction will develop or purchase alternative energy sources to meet your jurisdictions' energy demands while reducing the costs and environmental impacts of energy use?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or significantly expanded collaborative efforts for economic development? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

How do the majority of your Board or Council in your jurisdiction feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do you personally feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

In the past two years, has your jurisdiction been approached by another unit of government about any type of formal collaborative effort(s)?

To what extent overall has the influence of your jurisdiction's elected officials encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with a higher education institution? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

What is the extent of your jurisdiction's collaboration for parks and/or recreation/libraries/culture? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view?

How successful or unsuccessful has your jurisdiction's current collaborative efforts been to date? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

How effective or ineffective do you think a state-level intergovernmental advisory office to coordinate and administer programs like the ones listed above would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a village? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Would you personally support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or significantly expanded collaborative efforts for 911 emergency services? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

What level of responsibility should the Federal government have for taking actions to reduce global warming?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or significantly expanded collaborative efforts for tax collection/property assessing? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

To what extent overall has the desire to decrease costs of existing services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Is your jurisdiction currently collaborating with a county? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

To what extent overall have state laws encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?