Question 07i To the best of your knowledge, has the citizens' trust in your jurisdiction's government increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Trust in local government, Engagement levels Question 26 Do you agree or disagree that promoting environmental sustainability and the concept of "being green" are important aspects of local government leadership? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, Community and Social Issues, Environment, sustainability Question 27 In your view is global warming a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not a problem? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28a What level of responsibility should the Federal government have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change, federal government Question 08 As far as you know, is it likely that your jurisdiction will either reduce or expand its citizen engagement efforts within the next 12 months? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 26 Do you agree or disagree that promoting environmental sustainability and the concept of "being green" are important aspects of local government leadership? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, Community and Social Issues, Environment, sustainability Question 27 In your view is global warming a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not a problem? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28a What level of responsibility should the Federal government have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change, federal government Question 08 As far as you know, is it likely that your jurisdiction will either reduce or expand its citizen engagement efforts within the next 12 months? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 27 In your view is global warming a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not a problem? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28a What level of responsibility should the Federal government have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change, federal government Question 08 As far as you know, is it likely that your jurisdiction will either reduce or expand its citizen engagement efforts within the next 12 months? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 28a What level of responsibility should the Federal government have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, Global climate change, federal government Question 08 As far as you know, is it likely that your jurisdiction will either reduce or expand its citizen engagement efforts within the next 12 months? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 08 As far as you know, is it likely that your jurisdiction will either reduce or expand its citizen engagement efforts within the next 12 months? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 28b What level of responsibility should state governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, State government, MiLES, Global climate change Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 28c What level of responsibility should local governments have for taking actions to reduce global warming? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Energy and Environment, MiLES, local government, Global climate change Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 02 During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Survey Spring 2011 Categories fiscal health, Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development, Finances, Development conditions, Business conditions 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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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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 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 07g To the best of your knowledge, has the demands on jurisdiction's budget increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Finances, Engagement levels Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 04a Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from property taxes for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 04b Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc. for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Revenues Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 04c Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04d Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Debt Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 04e Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of federal aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, federal government, Revenue, fiscal health, Finances Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? 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Question 04f Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the amount of state aid to your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Taxes, Finances, Taxes and revenues Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04g Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Revenue, Finances, Taxes, Taxes and revenues, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04h Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Fiscal health/stress Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04i Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of home foreclosures in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Tax delinquencies and foreclosures, Housing, Fiscal health/stress, Finances Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04j Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the public safety needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Public safety Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04k Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the infrastructure needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Service demand, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Infrastructure Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04l Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service demand, Service provision, Human services Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04m Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of employees for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04n Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages, Finance Budget and Operations Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 04o Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of employee pensions for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2011 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Pensions, Employee compensation Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 05g How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 17g How effective or ineffective do you think revenue sharing incentives designed to encourage collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State policies, State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 05h How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.) for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commission, etc.)) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
Question 05i How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Current page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Next page next Last page last
