Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for the jurisdiction's employee wages and salaries?

Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget?

Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? The majority of your jurisdiction's citizens would prefer to...

Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? The majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council would prefer to...

Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now?

Thinking about the overall fiscal stress of your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road - including any future financial obligations it may have - on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction's overall fiscal stress today?

In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all?

Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?

Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund expenditures higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget?

Do you believe connectivity to other communities contributes to local dissatisfaction with the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employees' share of contributions to retirement funds?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs?

Would access to local or regional performance data from other jurisdictions be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's council/board support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

In your opinion, overall, how likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt new uses of data in its decision-making within the next 12 months?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would funding support help develop and/or implement performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would training on the collection, analysis, and use of performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would models or templates for designing performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to consultants to design performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to national performance data be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to state performance data be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's managers support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures with the assistance of organizations such as MAC, MML, MTA, a regional council (e.g. SEMCOG, NEMCOG), etc.?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures by patterning after an available model?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)