Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its overall impact on your community.

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its impacts so far on continuity of your jurisdiction’s public services.

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its impacts so far on economic conditions in your community (businesses closing, unemployment, etc.).

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its impacts so far on your jurisdiction officials’ and/or employees’ work-related experiences (morale, mental health, job security, etc.).

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its impacts so far on your residents’ welfare (food security, mental health, job security, etc.).

Thinking about the effects of COVID-19 in your community, please identify its impacts so far on public health in your community.

How confident are you in your rating regarding your jurisdiction's expected fiscal stress five years from now?

How confident are you in your rating regarding your jurisdiction’s fiscal stress today?

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective overall has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and your county health department?

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 best estimate, how often is there consensus among Board/Council members regarding votes on budgeting and fiscal policy?

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/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

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 employees' 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 the amount of employee pay rates?

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

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

a. There are no local businesses in the community

Beyond any short-term assistance from the Rescue Act funding, in the longer term, do you think it will have positive or negative impacts on the fiscal health of the federal government?

Beyond any short-term assistance from the Rescue Act funding, in the longer term, do you think it will have positive or negative impacts on the fiscal health of the State of Michigan?

Beyond any short-term assistance from the Rescue Act funding, in the longer term, do you think it will have positive or negative impacts on the fiscal health of your jurisdiction?

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to taxpayer relief (if this were allowed), if at all?

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all?

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to replenishing depleted fund balances/reserves, if at all?

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to your jurisdiction’s employees (e.g., preventing layoffs, increasing hiring, etc.), if at all?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of debt?

If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to general community-wide public services (e.g., public safety, parks, economic development, etc.), if at all?

If there were no restrictions on the use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to assistance for local businesses, if at all?

If there were no restrictions on the use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to assistance for individuals and households (e.g., emergency housing, food, mental health, etc.), if at all?