Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

There are a number of different types of retirement income benefits that local governments might offer personnel, including a defined contribution plan (i.e., IRA, 401a, 457b, or 401k-type plan), a defined benefit plan (i.e., a traditional pension), or a hybrid plan (i.e., a plan that combines features of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans for an individual). Which type(s) of retirement income benefits, if any, does your jurisdiction offer to former elected officials? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for retired employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses low-interest loans to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please rate how well your local government is doing in carrying out its responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in your jurisdiction

Please rate how well Michigan's state government is doing in carrying out its responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in your jurisdiction

Please rate how well the federal government is doing in carrying out its responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in your jurisdiction

Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think you personally in your role as a local official would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses other options to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses federal/state grants to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Thinking about the last two years have landowners for commercial "big box"; stores (e.g., Lowe's, Costco, etc.) in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses bonds to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses special assessments to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses water rates/user fees to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses general fund contributions to fund drinking water, and whether or not they have been increased in the last few years? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Thinking about the current levels of funding for drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that current levels of funding are adequate to improve the drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Thinking about the current levels of funding for drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that current levels of funding are adequate to maintain the drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

To what extent, if any, is the current condition of the drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction a topic of discussion among your jurisdiction's citizens? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

To what extent, if any, is the current condition of the drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction a topic of discussion among your jurisdiction's Board/Council? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)

Thinking about the last two years, have landowners for other commercial properties aside from "big box" stores in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships

Thinking about the last two years, have landowners for industrial property in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships)

Thinking about the last two years, have landowners for residential property in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships)

Thinking about the last two years, have landowners for agricultural property in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships)

Thinking about the last two years, have landowners for other classes of real property in your jurisdiction appealed their tax assessments — either to your jurisdiction’s Board of Review or directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships)

Did any of these landowners appeal a Board of Review determination to the Michigan Tax Tribunal? (Among cities and townships that report having landowners for any class of real property appeal their tax assessments in the last two years)