Spring 2014

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to current elected officials?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current employees to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees)

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current elected officials make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current elected officials)

Does your jurisdiction currently contract out any services or governmental operations, or has it in the past? This could include privatization of service to the public such as for parks and recreation or for the jurisdiction's internal operations such as attorney/legal services or administrative functions.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized utilities/water/sewer, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized waste/recycling, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized 911 emergency services (dispatch, ambulance, etc.), either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized health and human services (child welfare, foster care, etc.), either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized parks and recreation, either in whole or in part.

Please indicate, as far as you know, if your jurisdiction has privatized streetlights (installation, maintenance, etc.), either in whole or in part.