Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

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?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services?

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?

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

h. Residents with a secondary home where they live a significant amount of the year (e.g., snowbirds, summer cottage owners, etc.)

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

g. Residents with no/little internet access

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

f. Residents living in poverty

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

e. Non-citizens

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

d. Non-home owners (renters, residents with no fixed place of residence, college students, etc.)

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

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

c. People with limited English proficiency

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

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?

Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in 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?

Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in 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?

To what extent, if any, would you say the cost of election administration on your jurisdiction’s budget has or has not not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say long wait times for any voters have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say election equipment failures/malfunctions have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

To what extent, if any, would you say inaccurate voter registration lists have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

How would you rate the way Rick Snyder is performing his job as Michigan's governor?

To what extent, if any, would you say reliable internet connectivity for communication with the Secretary of State has or has not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job?

To what extent, if any, would you say disturbances at polling places have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

How would you rate the way Donald Trump is performing his job as President?

Regardless of whether your jurisdiction has taken any action on energy issues, which of the following, if any, have recently been a topic of discussion within your jurisdiction's government, including discussion among Board/Council members, staff, etc.? (check all that apply)

f. Energy efficiency requirements in building codes