Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

We know there are regular assessments of many public roads using formal scoring methods, however, we are interested in your personal evaluation of the overall condition of roads and bridges within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries. In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition within your jurisdiction of bridges, in general, within your geographic boundaries?

We know there are regular assessments of many public roads using formal scoring methods, however, we are interested in your personal evaluation of the overall condition of roads and bridges within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries. In your opinion, how would you rate the overall current condition within your jurisdiction of roads, in general, within your geographic boundaries?

Thinking about the condition of roads and bridges within your community overall, to what degree would you say their current condition has a positive or negative impact, if any, on your jurisdiction’s economic development?

Thinking about the condition of roads and bridges within your community overall, to what degree would you say their current condition has a positive or negative impact, if any, on your jurisdiction government’s fiscal health?

Thinking about the condition of roads and bridges within your community overall, to what degree would you say their current condition has a positive or negative impact, if any, on tourism in your jurisdiction?

Thinking about the condition of roads and bridges within your community overall, to what degree would you say their current condition has a positive or negative impact, if any, on the agricultural sector in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, overall, does your jurisdiction use measures of citizen satisfaction regarding your internal operations (including operations you contract out)?

Does your jurisdiction provide any kind of retiree health care benefits to any current or former employees and/or elected officials?

To what extent, overall, does your jurisdiction use measures of inputs regarding your internal operations (including operations you contract out)?

To what extent, overall, does your jurisdiction use measures of workload regarding your internal operations (including operations you contract out)?

To what extent, overall, does your jurisdiction use measures of efficiency or unit cost regarding your internal operations (including operations you contract out)?

To what extent, overall, does your jurisdiction use measures of effectiveness regarding your internal operations (including operations you contract out)?

Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)

Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or former elected officials? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)

Does your jurisdiction offer retiree health care benefits to new hires? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Does your jurisdiction offer retiree health care benefits to current employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Does your jurisdiction offer retiree health care benefits to retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Does your jurisdiction offer retiree health care benefits to current elected officials? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Does your jurisdiction offer retiree health care benefits to former elected officials? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retiree health care benefits - or lack thereof - for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retiree health care benefits - or lack thereof - for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Thinking about the condition of roads and bridges within your community overall, to what degree would you say their current condition has a positive or negative impact, if any, on the ability of public safety personnel to respond to an emergency in your jurisdiction?

Were your jurisdiction's performance measures developed in-house by its own employees/staff/officials?

Were your jurisdiction's performance measures designed by a consultant?

Were your jurisdiction's performance measures patterned after an available model?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retiree health care benefits - or lack thereof - for retired employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Were your jurisdiction's performance measures developed with assistance of organizations such as MAC, MML, MTA, a regional council (e.g. SEMCOG, NEMCOG), etc.?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retiree health care benefits - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retiree health care benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)

Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its retiree health care benefits for any current or future retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those jurisdictions that reported taking action regarding their retiree health care benefits)

a. In the process of or have completed actuarial study to determine/quantify liability