Spring 2014

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the pay rates for your jurisdiction's employee wages and salaries.

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the cost of your jurisdiction's employee pensions.

Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, please consider the ways the following items have changed. Indicate whether in your opinion there has been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year to the cost of your jurisdiction's current employee health benefits.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized groundskeeping/custodial/general facility maintenance, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized snow plowing and salting, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized parking structures/parking meters, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized vehicle towing and storage, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized land use planning, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized engineering, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized surveying, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized inspections (electrical, plumbing, building code, etc.), either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized property assessing, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized tax collection, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized fleet management/vehicle maintenance, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized street repair/road maintenance, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized economic development services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized attorney/legal services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized printing and document services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized information technology, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized other administrative functions (payroll, purchasing, etc.), either in whole or in part.

We'd like to get a sense of your satisfaction with your jurisdiction's privatization efforts in general. We know that different efforts yield different results, but overall, would you say you have been generally satisfied or dissatisfied with your government's privatization efforts to date in terms of cost savings?

We'd like to get a sense of your satisfaction with your jurisdiction's privatization efforts in general. We know that different efforts yield different results, but overall, would you say you have been generally satisfied or dissatisfied with your government's privatization efforts to date in terms of quality of service delivery?

We'd like to get a sense of your satisfaction with your jurisdiction's privatization efforts in general. We know that different efforts yield different results, but overall, would you say you have been generally satisfied or dissatisfied with your government's privatization efforts to date in terms of timeliness of service delivery?

We'd like to get a sense of your satisfaction with your jurisdiction's privatization efforts in general. We know that different efforts yield different results, but overall, would you say you have been generally satisfied or dissatisfied with your government's privatization efforts to date in terms of responsiveness of contractor(s)?

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's new hires make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current employees to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current elected officials to be too high, about right, or too low?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to new hires?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to current employees?