Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Governor Snyder recently presented a new state government performance measurement and benchmarking system in the form of a Michigan state government "dashboard." How familiar are you with this new state dashboard?

Governor Snyder is encouraging Michigan local governments to produce their own "dashboards." How likely is it that your jurisdiction will launch its own dashboard within the next 12 months? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's accountability and transparency? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping to improve your jurisdiction's performance? (Among those jurisdictions which did not report being completely unfamiliar with the state dashboard)

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community to date?

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in your community in the long term?

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?

How much do you believe the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has helped to improve economic conditions in the state of Michigan in the long term?

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on schools in your community.

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on economic conditions in your community (businesses closing, unemployment, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on your residents’ welfare (food security, mental health, job security, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on local or regional emergency response capability (police/sheriff, EMS, hospitals, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction’s public services.  

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction government’s operations.

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts overall impact on your community so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the overall impact on Michigan so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Even before the arrival of COVID-19, some local jurisdictions already had existing emergency preparedness or response plans in place, while others did not. Which of the following best describes your jurisdiction’s status?

If your jurisdiction has activated or drawn upon its emergency response plan, how effective or ineffective has it been so far in your efforts to address the COVID-19 epidemic? (Among jurisdictions that already had an emergency response plan or adopted one in response to the COVID-19 epidemic)

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

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and other units of the county government (e.g., sheriff, county human services)?

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and other local governments?

Does your jurisdiction offer employees and/or current retirees a hybrid plan (i.e., plans that combine features of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans for an individual employee)? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing retirement income benefits)

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

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

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc) to new hires?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc) to current employees?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees)

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