Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding property tax rates?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's engagement efforts mostly attract the same people over and over?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding charges for fees, licenses, etc.?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's decision-making is transparent to your citizens?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on general fund balance?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds?

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

Citizens are often asked on opinion surveys how much trust they have in their government. Now we'd like to ask you, as a local official, about trust you have in your jurisdiction's citizens. In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations, how much time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding actual public safety spending?

Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?

Thinking about controversial issues in your community, in general, who do you think should have the final say on your jurisdiction's most controversial decisions — citizens or public officials?

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

Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between public officials themselves within your jurisdiction?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or significantly expanded collaborative efforts for land use planning and/or zoning? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

What is the extent of your jurisdiction's collaboration for information technology and/or GIS? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

What is the extent of your jurisdiction's collaboration for tax collection and/or property assessing? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

What is the extent of jurisdiction's collaboration for other administrative functions? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

How successful or unsuccessful has your jurisdiction's current collaborative efforts been to date? (Among jurisdictions involved in collaborative effort(s))

Is your jurisdiction studying any potential new or expanded collaborative effort(s)?

Is your jurisdiction planning to launch any new collaborative effort(s)?

Is your jurisdiction planning to significantly expand any current collaborative effort(s)?

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with the state? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a county? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a city? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a township? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a village? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a K-12 school district? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a higher education institution? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)

Is your jurisdiction studying and/or planning any new or expanded efforts with a regional organization? (Among jurisdictions studying, planning new, or expanding existing collaboration)