Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

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

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

How do the majority of your Board or Council in your jurisdiction feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do the majority of your government's employees feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do the majority of business leaders in your jurisdiction feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do you personally feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

Do you think your jurisdiction's involvement in regional land use planning efforts is...?

To what extent overall has the desire to improve quality of existing services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the desire to decrease costs of existing services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

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

 We want to start by getting a very broad sense of citizen engagement with your local government. How would you describe citizen engagement — whatever that means to you — with your jurisdiction? Overall, citizens in your jurisdiction are...

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

To what extent overall has the influence of businesses or business groups encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

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

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

To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations?

To what extent overall has the influence of your jurisdiction's labor unions and/or employees encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent do you think the State of Michigan’s Energy Codes should be strengthened or eased?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses hard copy newsletters or notices to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

To what extent overall has the influence of a persistent community leader/organizer encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses electronic/email newsletters or notices to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

To what extent overall have state laws encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

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

To what extent overall have labor contracts in your jurisdiction encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall have labor contracts in other 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 local government performance dashboards or reports to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

To what extent overall have tax structures encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses cable TV broadcasts and/or online streaming of government meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?