Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Does your jurisdiction currently have any policies that prohibit, limit, or require disclosure for honoraria for local elected and/or appointed officials?

Q15d. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has sufficient affordable housing to meet demand?

We'd like to get a sense of your satisfaction with your jurisdiction's privatization efforts in general. We know that different efforts yield different results, but overall, would you say you have been generally satisfied or dissatisfied with your government's privatization efforts to date in terms of cost savings?

Q15c. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has policies or zoning requirements that are hindering new construction or renovation?

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

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?

Concerns about government ethics—some with merit, others without—can sometimes be raised by citizens and organizations in the community. Please identify whether your jurisdiction has experienced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to potential ethical concerns in the last five years and whether any of the actions ultimately resulted in findings of legitimate concern.

Q17c. How familiar are you with the Missing Middle Program (building housing units targeted to 60% to 120% of Area Median Income)?

Q17b. How familiar are you with the Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) program?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding general government operations spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs?

To what extent would you, in your role as a local official, oppose or support new development of a nuclear power plant in your jurisdiction?

To what extent would you trust Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to provide information on local energy programs or policies?

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

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 amount of employee pay rates?

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?

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)

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?

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?

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

To what extent would you trust private energy contractors or consultants to provide information on local energy programs or policies?

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?

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?

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

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

To what extent would you, in your role as a local official, oppose or support new development of large-scale wind projects in your jurisdiction?

Q17a. How familiar are you with the Michigan Housing Opportunities Promoting Energy Efficiency (MI-HOPE) program?

To what extent would you, in your role as a local official, oppose or support new development of solar panels on rooftops of homes or businesses in your jurisdiction?