Spring 2014 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage

The Spring 2014 Michigan Public Policy Survey

• Topics:
  • Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; privatization; GFOA-recommended financial policies; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction; ballot proposals: citizen referenda, part-time legislature
• Methodology:
  • This survey ran from April 8 to June 10, 2014 and received responses from 72% of jurisdictions
• Survey questionnaire
• Pre-run data tables
• Publications:
  • Confidence in Michigan's direction holds steady among state's local leaders
  • Michigan local governments finally pass fiscal health tipping point overall, but one in four still report decline
  • Most Michigan local officials are satisfied with their privatized services, but few seek to expand further
  • Despite increasingly formal financial management, relatively few Michigan local governments have adopted recommended policies
  • Michigan local government leaders' views on employee pay and benefits
• Access data at ICPSR:
  • Learn more about MPPS data access at ICPSR
  • Public/Student-use datasets
    • Annual tracking data on budget and operations policy and fiscal health
    • Employee wages and fringe benefits
    • Policies on finances and financial management
    • Privatization
    • State direction and policymaker job performance evaluations
  • Restricted-use dataset
    • Restricted-use codebook

Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2014 MPPS was provided by the following people:

• Deena Bosworth, Michigan Association of Counties
• Cindy Davis, Michigan Townships Association
• Joe Heffernan, Plante Moran
• John Kaczor, Municipal Analytics
• Eric Lupher, Citizens' Reseach Council
• Larry Merrill, Michigan Townships Association
• Dale Thomson, University of Michigan

The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of advisory committee members or others who provided input.