Question 19g Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) g. Closed defined benefit pension to new individuals Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19h Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) h. Converted to a defined contribution (IRA, 401a, 457b, or 401k-type) plan Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19i Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) i. Converted to a hybrid (defined benefit and defined contribution) plan Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19j Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) j. Financed liability through bonds Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 20 Overall, how effective would you say your jurisdiction's efforts, if any, have been at controlling costs related to its retirement income benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? 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Question 19h Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) h. Converted to a defined contribution (IRA, 401a, 457b, or 401k-type) plan Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19i Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) i. Converted to a hybrid (defined benefit and defined contribution) plan Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19j Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) j. Financed liability through bonds Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 20 Overall, how effective would you say your jurisdiction's efforts, if any, have been at controlling costs related to its retirement income benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 19i Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) i. Converted to a hybrid (defined benefit and defined contribution) plan Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 19j Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) j. Financed liability through bonds Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 20 Overall, how effective would you say your jurisdiction's efforts, if any, have been at controlling costs related to its retirement income benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? 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Question 19j Which of the following actions, if any, has your jurisdiction taken so far regarding its defined benefit and/or hybrid pension plans for any of its employees, elected officials, or retirees? (check all that apply) (Among those who reported taking some action on their defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) j. Financed liability through bonds Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 20 Overall, how effective would you say your jurisdiction's efforts, if any, have been at controlling costs related to its retirement income benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 20 Overall, how effective would you say your jurisdiction's efforts, if any, have been at controlling costs related to its retirement income benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 21 A jurisdiction's "actuarially required contribution" (ARC) to its pension fund is based on the benefits earned by employees in the current year, plus an amount to reduce any unfunded liabilities for past years. Some jurisdictions pay their ARC in full each year. Others do not, and may just pay as they go for only that year's pension costs. Thinking specifically about defined benefit (i.e., traditional pensions) and/or hybrid plans, which of the following statements best describes your jurisdiction's contributions to its pension fund during its previous fiscal year? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? 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Question 22 To the best of your knowledge, are your jurisdiction's pension obligations currently fully funded? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 23 Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction's defined benefit and/or hybrid plan pension obligations are currently fully funded, in your opinion, are these obligations a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all for your jurisdiction's fiscal health? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? 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Question 24 Looking ahead, how concerned are you, if at all, that your jurisdiction will not be able to fulfill its pension obligations to its retirees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having defined benefit or hybrid retirement income benefit plans) Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Employee compensation, Pensions, fiscal health Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05r Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Pay rates and wages Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05d Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05e Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number of services provided? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Services, Service provision, Service spending Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05f Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Public safety, Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Service spending Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05g Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual infrastructure spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finances, Service spending, Infrastructure, Services, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05h Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Services, Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, Human services Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05i Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Service spending, General operations Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05j Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05k Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of debt? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, fiscal health, Finances, Debt Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05l Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Services, Revenue, Revenues, Privatization Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05m Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Service provision, Finances, Services, Privatization Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05n Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the number and/or scope of interlocal agreements or other cost-sharing plans with other governments? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, Level of collaboration Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05o Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce hiring? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce conditions Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05p Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Size of workforce, Workforce, Workforce conditions, Finance Budget and Operations Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05q Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce, Size of workforce, Workforce conditions Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 50 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2012 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05s Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding your jurisdiction's workforce layoffs? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05t 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? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Pensions, Employee compensation, Finance Budget and Operations, Workforce Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 05u Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding retirees' share of premiums, deductibles and/or co-pays on health insurance? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Workforce, Finance Budget and Operations, Employee compensation, Fringe benefits Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 06 When does your jurisdiction's fiscal year end? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, Fiscal year Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last
Question 07a Thinking about your jurisdiction's last fiscal year, were general fund revenues higher or lower than what they were projected to be in its originally adopted general fund budget? Survey Spring 2015 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, General fund balance, Revenue Pagination First page first Previous page previous Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Current page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Next page next Last page last