Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Which of the following changes to current state policy, if any, would help your jurisdiction meet its energy goals? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions which have or are considering renewable energy goals or requirements) b. Allowing for community solar projects or installations

Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say business proposals to establish wind farms or utility-scale turbines have been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction?

Which of the following changes to current state policy, if any, would help your jurisdiction meet its energy goals? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions which have or are considering renewable energy goals or requirements) a. Changes to net metering laws

Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say connecting turbines to the electrical grid has been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction?

Some local governments adopt formal policies regarding financial planning and management, while others take a more informal approach. Below is a list of recommendations from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).

How confident are you that your jurisdiction will be able to meet its energy goals or requirements for energy use by the entire community?(among jurisdictions which have or are considering such goals or requirements)

Q17e. How familiar are you with the Michigan’s first Statewide Housing Plan (adopted in 2022)?

How confident are you that your jurisdiction will be able to meet its energy goals or requirements for energy use by your jurisdiction’s government? (among jurisdictions which have or are considering such goals or requirements)

Does your jurisdiction currently have any renewable energy goals or requirements to address energy use by the entire community?

Q21. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s overall performance in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

To what extent, if at all, would you say current or potential fracking within your jurisdiction is a topic of discussion, either in the community at large or within your jurisdiction's government?

Does your jurisdiction use multi-year financial projections when developing its budget?

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?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say local job creation and/or economic development has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's Council/Board either support or oppose the use of fracking in your jurisdiction?

Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens either support or oppose the use of fracking in your jurisdiction?

Do you as a jurisdiction official either support or oppose the use of wind turbines in your jurisdiction?

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say lower energy prices have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?

Q19d. What type of public sector labor unions does your jurisdiction currently have? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions) d. Don’t know

How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months?

Q20. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s fiscal health in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, offering tax or other incentives that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Some local jurisdictions are moving to formal multi-year budgeting, rather than the traditional single-year budgeting. Others are not. Does your jurisdiction adopt single-year budgets or multi-year budgets?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, a local moratorium and/or ban on wind turbines that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, intergovernmental agreements with neighboring jurisdictions that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Has your jurisdiction adopted, or is it likely to adopt, other local ordinances and/or zoning codes that attempt to promote, restrict, or simply regulate hydraulic fracturing within your jurisdiction?

Thinking overall about topics related to energy, how relevant would you say planning for electric vehicles (e.g., charging stations, etc.) has been or currently is for your jurisdiction’s government?