Fall 2011

Beyond revenue sharing, the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) also has additional funds for assistance grants available to all Michigan city, village, township, and county governments to offset costs associated with mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts to combine government operations that occur on or after October 1, 2011. How familiar are you with this section of the EVIP?

In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds regarding best practices in employee compensation, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place to meet certain state-specified requirements in employee health care premiums and post-employment benefits by May 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by May 1, 2012?

(Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing)

In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds related to collaboration/consolidation/service sharing, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have a plan in place with one or more proposals to either launch new efforts or to increase existing levels of cooperation, collaboration, and consolidation, either within the jurisdiction or with other jurisdictions by January 1, 2012. Do you expect your jurisdiction will certify in this category by January 1, 2012?

(Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing)

In order to receive the EVIP revenue sharing funds related to accountability and transparency, eligible jurisdictions must certify they have produced a performance dashboard and a citizen's guide to local government finances by October 1, 2011. Did your jurisdiction certify that it had produced a performance dashboard and citizen's guide as of October 1, 2011?

(Among jurisdictions that report being eligible for EVIP revenue sharing)

Certain local jurisdictions were eligible to receive statutory revenue sharing in Fiscal Year 2010. According to the new EVIP legislation, only some of those jurisdictions which were eligible in FY2010 are now eligible to receive revenue sharing through EVIP. Do you know if your jurisdiction is eligible to receive Economic Vitality Incentive Program revenue sharing funds?

The state has recently enacted a new program called the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP). EVIP replaces the former statutory revenue sharing program. How familiar are you with the Economic Vitality Incentive Program?

How likely is it that your jurisdiction will significantly revise the measurement categories on its citizen's guide within the next 12 months?

(Among jurisdictions that report they have already produced a citizen's guide)

Which of the following statements best describes the status of a citizen's guide in your jurisdiction?

How effective or ineffective do you think a citizen's guide to local government finances would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's ability to benchmark or compare itself with other jurisdictions?

How effective or ineffective do you think a citizen's guide to local government finances would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's performance?

How effective or ineffective do you think a citizen's guide to local government finances would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's accountability and transparency?

How likely is it that your jurisdiction will significantly revise the measurement categories on its performance dashboard within the next 12 months?

(Among jurisdictions that report they have already produced a performance dashboard)

Looking ahead, is your jurisdiction considering potential new uses of data in decision making?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's ability to benchmark or compare itself with other jurisdictions?

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government performance dashboard would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's performance?

How effective or ineffective do you think a local government peformance dashboard would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's accountability and transparency?

Overall, do you agree or disagree that performance measurement and management activities are worthwhile for local governments in general?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Overall, do you agree or disagree that performance measurement and management activities are worthwhile for your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the ability to implement change in response to data findings be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the ability to keep performance measures current be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the ability to tie performance data to the jurisdiction's goals be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the ability to analyze and make sense of performance data be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the ability to obtain external data regarding other jurisdictions be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

To what extent, if any, would the costs required to collect and use performance data be a problem for your jurisdiction in the use of data or performance measures?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's business community support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Thinking about data from other jurisdictions that you use to compare against and/or benchmark your operations, do you gather external data from the U.S. Census Bureau?

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding the jurisdiction's overall strategic planning in the future (more than one year into the future)?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding individual program/department planning?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for improving program or service quality?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)