Top priority for reforms to the system of funding local government
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While many of these potential reforms may be important, we’re interested in the reforms you believe are most critical. Looking at the potential changes listed above in Q14 that you support, please identify which you feel are the top three priorities for how Michigan’s system of funding local government should be reformed. Top priority:
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| While many of these potential reforms may be important, we’re interested in the reforms you believe are most critical. Looking at the potential changes listed above in Q14 that you support, please identify which you feel are the top three priorities for how Michigan’s system of funding local government should be reformed. Top priority: | Enable regional tax-base sharing among local units | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Reform tax increment financing/tax captures | 14% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| Allow local governments to raise revenues through local-option taxes | 3% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 2% | |
| State pays for unfunded mandates | 44% | 52% | 15% | 27% | 42% | |
| Increase maximum allowable local millage rates | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| Reform Headlee Amendment | 5% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 10% | |
| Establish automatic millage rate roll-ups | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| Reform Proposal A | 3% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 4% | |
| Restore full statutory revenue sharing | 19% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 31% | |
| Add services that are not currently taxed to the state sales tax base | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Increase rates on state taxes with revenue-sharing components | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | |
| Other | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| While many of these potential reforms may be important, we’re interested in the reforms you believe are most critical. Looking at the potential changes listed above in Q14 that you support, please identify which you feel are the top three priorities for how Michigan’s system of funding local government should be reformed. Top priority: | Enable regional tax-base sharing among local units | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Reform tax increment financing/tax captures | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 2% | |
| Allow local governments to raise revenues through local-option taxes | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | |
| State pays for unfunded mandates | 44% | 42% | 44% | 34% | 35% | 42% | |
| Increase maximum allowable local millage rates | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| Reform Headlee Amendment | 10% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 10% | |
| Establish automatic millage rate roll-ups | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | |
| Reform Proposal A | 4% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 4% | |
| Restore full statutory revenue sharing | 30% | 32% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 31% | |
| Add services that are not currently taxed to the state sales tax base | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 1% | |
| Increase rates on state taxes with revenue-sharing components | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | |
| Other | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| While many of these potential reforms may be important, we’re interested in the reforms you believe are most critical. Looking at the potential changes listed above in Q14 that you support, please identify which you feel are the top three priorities for how Michigan’s system of funding local government should be reformed. Top priority: | Enable regional tax-base sharing among local units | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Reform tax increment financing/tax captures | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Allow local governments to raise revenues through local-option taxes | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | |
| State pays for unfunded mandates | 43% | 51% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 42% | |
| Increase maximum allowable local millage rates | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | |
| Reform Headlee Amendment | 7% | 10% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 10% | |
| Establish automatic millage rate roll-ups | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| Reform Proposal A | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 9% | 4% | |
| Restore full statutory revenue sharing | 33% | 24% | 36% | 31% | 32% | 31% | 31% | |
| Add services that are not currently taxed to the state sales tax base | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | |
| Increase rates on state taxes with revenue-sharing components | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | |
| Other | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | |