Question 12a To what extent, if at all, would you say overall the behavior of individual elected officials (tone of communication, professionalism, ethics, etc.) helps or hurts relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11c In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding routine decisions facing the jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11b In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on budgeting and fiscal policy? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11a In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on development issues? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 10 In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 11c In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding routine decisions facing the jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11b In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on budgeting and fiscal policy? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11a In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on development issues? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 10 In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 11b In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on budgeting and fiscal policy? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 11a In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on development issues? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 10 In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 11a In your best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on development issues? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 10 In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 10 In the past five years or so, to what extent has there been turnover among members of your jurisdiction’s Board/Council? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 09e Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in performance overall? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 43 Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Community and Social Issues, Urbanicity Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 42 How would you rate the way the US Congress in Washington is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Federal government job performance, Governmental Relations, federal government Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 03a Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 40 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 39 How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 38 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 37 Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 36 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 09d Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in addressing citizens' expectations? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 09c Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 09b Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing administrative performance? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Intragovernmental relations, Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 09a Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in establishing long-term goals? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Governmental Relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 08b Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 08a Thinking about the overall fiscal stress 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 the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 07 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 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, cash flow, Fiscal health/stress Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
Question 06 Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Survey Spring 2018 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, General fund balance, Finances, fiscal health Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4
