Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Given your county’s current population, in your opinion, what would be the optimal number of Commission Districts (that is, the optimal number of Commissioners on your County Board)? (Among county officials)

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized other administrative functions (payroll, purchasing, etc.), either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized information technology, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized printing and document services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized attorney/legal services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized economic development services, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized groundskeeping/custodial/general facility maintenance, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized fleet management/vehicle maintenance, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized tax collection, either in whole or in part.

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from informal exchanges of information with other jurisdictions?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for use in negotiating with unions?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding compensation decisions for employees?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding the jurisdiction's overall strategic planning in the future (more than one year into the future)?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding individual program/department planning?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for improving program or service quality?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for identifying cost savings or program efficiencies?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding budgeting decisions?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for improving management decisions?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized property assessing, either in whole or in part.

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from private organizations, consultants, etc.?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from regional organizations such as SEMCOG, NEMCOG, etc.?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the Michigan Townships Association?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the Michigan Municipal League?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the Michigan Association of Counties?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the Michigan Department of Treasury website (F-65 data on other units, etc.)?

(Among jurisdictions that report external data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the U.S. Census Bureau?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current employees to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's new hires make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?