Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Overall, to what extent would you say you are confident in the ability of your jurisdiction to administer an accurate election?

Now, thinking about election-related training for your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective would you say continuing education for clerks by the State is?

Now, thinking about election-related training for your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective would you say initial election training for new clerks by the State is?

Again, thinking overall about topics related to energy, to what extent would you say your jurisdiction has considered various plans / policies regarding energy issues?

Now, thinking about election-related training for your jurisdiction, overall, how effective or ineffective would you say poll worker training by the County is?

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on your residents’ welfare (food security, mental health, job security, etc.).

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and your county health department?

If your jurisdiction has activated or drawn upon its emergency response plan, how effective or ineffective has it been so far in your efforts to address the COVID-19 epidemic? (Among jurisdictions that already had an emergency response plan or adopted one in response to the COVID-19 epidemic)

Even before the arrival of COVID-19, some local jurisdictions already had existing emergency preparedness or response plans in place, while others did not. Which of the following best describes your jurisdiction’s status?

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the overall impact on Michigan so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts overall impact on your community so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction government’s operations.

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction’s public services.  

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on local or regional emergency response capability (police/sheriff, EMS, hospitals, etc.).

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and other units of the county government (e.g., sheriff, county human services)?

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on economic conditions in your community (businesses closing, unemployment, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on schools in your community.

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term?

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan to date?

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term?

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date?

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's performance? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's accountability and transparency? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

While circumstances can change rapidly, based on what you know today, how much longer do you think any significant negative impacts from COVID-19 will last on economic conditions in your community (business closings, unemployment, etc.)?

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?

Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the financial resources it needs from the federal government?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the financial resources it needs from the state government?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the public health resources it needs from the federal government?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the public health resources it needs from the state government?