Fall 2010

To what extent overall have labor contracts in your jurisdiction encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Would you personally support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions)

In the next 12 months, how likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction will improve energy efficiency in your government facilities to meet your jurisdictions' energy demands while reducing the costs and environmental impacts of energy use?

In the next 12 months, how likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction will change your jurisdiction's work practices to meet your jurisdictions' energy demands while reducing the costs and environmental impacts of energy use?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that revenue sharing be used first to support service-sharing agreements would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates requiring that certain service-sharing elements be included in local master plans would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common minimum operating standards, below which collaboration would be required to provide the service, would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

How effective or ineffective do you think state mandates establishing common accounting and budgeting standards would be in encouraging or supporting intergovernmental collaboration?

To what extent overall has compatibility of culture, values, expectations among partnering jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has trust between jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has availability of facilitators or other outside experts encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has compatibility of accounting and budgeting systems encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall have upfront/transition costs of implementing new collaborative agreements encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall have tax structures encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall have labor contracts in other jurisdictions encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Thinking about State mandates to encourage intergovernmental collaboration, which of the following best describes your view?

To what extent overall have state laws encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of a persistent community leader/organizer encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of your jurisdiction's labor unions and/or employees encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of your jurisdiction's elected officials encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of neighboring governments encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of businesses or business groups encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the influence of citizens encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the desire to introduce new services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the desire to decrease costs of existing services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

To what extent overall has the desire to improve quality of existing services encouraged or discouraged your jurisdiction's decision(s) about collaboration for the provision of new or existing services?

Do you think your jurisdiction's involvement in regional land use planning efforts is...?

How do you personally feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do the majority of business leaders in your jurisdiction feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?

How do the majority of your government's employees feel about your current overall level of involvement in collaborative efforts?