Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2018, Question 09c

Board/Council’s effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances

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Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances?

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		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances?	Excellent	32%	37%	24%	19%	33%
	Good	51%	50%	49%	56%	51%
	Fair	14%	10%	18%	19%	13%
	Poor	3%	2%	8%	6%	3%
	Don't Know	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%


		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances?	Excellent	29%	36%	29%	35%	32%	33%
	Good	54%	48%	51%	48%	49%	51%
	Fair	12%	12%	17%	13%	14%	13%
	Poor	4%	3%	4%	4%	3%	3%
	Don't Know	1%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%


		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
Thinking first about your jurisdiction’s current governing body (i.e., the County Commission, City Council or Commission, Village Council, or Township Board), how would you rate its effectiveness in overseeing the jurisdiction’s finances?	Excellent	32%	35%	35%	27%	34%	32%	33%
	Good	53%	51%	47%	58%	49%	48%	51%
	Fair	12%	12%	14%	12%	11%	15%	13%
	Poor	3%	2%	3%	3%	5%	4%	3%
	Don't Know	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%