Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 22a To what extent do you agree or disagree that you make opportunities for engagement available, but your citizens rarely take advantage of them? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 16c To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law is racially discriminatory (by design, or as implemented)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues, DEI Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 16d To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law pays insufficient attention to the underlying structural problems leading to local fiscal stress? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 16e To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law serves the interests of local residents by improving their jurisdiction’s fiscal sustainability? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 16f To what extent do you agree or disagree that the Emergency Manager Law leads to an overemphasis on cost-cutting at the expense of service quality, public health and safety, or other important considerations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, Community and Social Issues Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? 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Question 17 Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18a To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to plan for improving factors beyond just finances (e.g., service delivery, infrastructure, quality of life)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18b To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by including provisions for possible new (time limited) local or state revenue options for jurisdictions with Emergency Managers? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18c To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to analyze impact on disadvantaged groups when making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18d To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider local elected official input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18e To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by requiring Emergency Managers to consider citizen input before making decisions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18f To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by adding state-level ombudsperson oversight for citizens and local officials to appeal any Emergency Manager decision? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 18g To what extent would you support or oppose changing the Emergency Manager Law by making other changes? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, Emergency Manager Law, State policies, State government reform Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 19 Some believe that more proactive monitoring of local government finances by the State could help avoid local fiscal emergencies through earlier detection and intervention. Others believe this may be unnecessary or even counterproductive. To what extent would you support or oppose more proactive State monitoring of finances for all local governments in Michigan? Survey Fall 2016 Categories State government, State oversight, State authority, State mandates and preemption Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 20 How would you describe current levels of citizen engagement with your jurisdiction? Overall, would you say citizens in your jurisdiction are… Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 21 To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of employees that work for your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2016 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions, Size of workforce Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 22b To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 22c To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Engagement levels, Trust in citizens Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 22d To what extent do you agree or disagree that citizens in your jurisdiction want access to information about the government's finances and operations? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last
Question 22e To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens aren't willing to take the time to become well-informed on issues facing the jurisdiction? Survey Fall 2016 Categories Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Community and Social Issues Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Current page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Next page next Last page last