Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses community-wide "Town Hall" meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses internet discussion forums or online input/feedback forms to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses informal one-on-one discussions with citizens to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses open houses or "coffee with officials" to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

How effective or ineffective do you think an inventory of best practices and examples of previous successful collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses neighborhood meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support planning stages for collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses neighborhood-specific committees/teams to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of notices in newspapers for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using notices in newspapers)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of hard copy newsletters or notices for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using hard copy newsletters or notices)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of electronic/email newsletters or notices for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using electronic/email newsletters or notices)

How effective or ineffective do you think a loan fund from which to borrow for the acquisition, purchase, or construction of capital-intensive items in collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of a local government website for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using a local government website)

How effective or ineffective do you think online "want ads" for local governments seeking partners for collaboration would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?