Question 05b How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of hard copy newsletters or notices for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using hard copy newsletters or notices) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05a How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of notices in newspapers for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using notices in newspapers) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 04t Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 05a How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of notices in newspapers for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using notices in newspapers) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 04t Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 17d How effective or ineffective do you think grants to support innovative collaborative pilot programs would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 04t Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 17c How effective or ineffective do you think grants to help offset higher costs, if any, in the first few years of new collaborative efforts would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, State policies, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations Question 04t Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 04t Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 05l How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 05m How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 05n How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 05o How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of community-wide "Town Hall" meetings for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using community-wide "Town Hall" meetings) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 05p How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 05q How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using strategic-planning or "visioning" sessions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 05r How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of neighborhood-specific committees/teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using neighborhood-specific committees/teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 05s How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on ad hoc task forces or planning teams) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 05t How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 18 Have the employee protection provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act or other state service-sharing enabling laws had a direct impact on your jurisdiction or not? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State support for collaboration, Intergovernmental cooperation, State government, Governmental Relations, State mandates and preemption Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. 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Question 19 Do you believe Urban Cooperation Act should be amended or remain as it is currently? Survey Fall 2010 Categories State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption, Governmental Relations Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 21 Do you agree or disagree that there are too many local governments in the state? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 22a Would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Finance Budget and Operations, State government reform, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 07a To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of citizen participation increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 07b To the best of your knowledge, has the amount of information available to local officials for decision-making increased, decreased, or not changed measurably due to your citizen engagement efforts? Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 14n To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 15a How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, Intergovernmental cooperation, State policies, State support for collaboration, State mandates and preemption Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 04i Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 04h Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at other jurisdictional meetings (e.g., planning commissions, etc.) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 14r To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 14q To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 04g Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses public comment opportunities at jurisdiction's main governing Council/Board meetings to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 14p To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 14o To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services? Survey Fall 2010 Categories Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last
Question 04j Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses social media accounts for your jurisdiction (e.g., Facebook or Twitter) to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations. Survey Fall 2012 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach, Technology Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Current page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Next page next Last page last