Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

If state-funded outreach and educational efforts aimed at residents and/or businesses were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If higher revenues from the sale of recycled materials were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If technical assistance (e.g., customized advising on funding, partnerships, contracts, etc.) were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If additional local and/or regional partnerships were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If additional funding were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

To what extent do you agree or disagree that new state and regional recycling efforts could boost your local economic development and job growth?

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would national or state organizations supporting local governments (e.g., ICMA, MML/MTA/MAC, MSU Extension office) likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would private-sector recycling providers or groups likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would local, regional, or national environmental groups (e.g., local non-profits, the Michigan Recycling Coalition, etc.) likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would state government agencies likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would federal government agencies likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Overall, how satisfied would you say you personally as a local official are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say the majority of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say themajority of businesses in your jurisdiction are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say the majority of your jurisdiction’s residents are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how collection of yard waste material for composting is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report collection of yard waste material for composting is available in the jurisdiction)

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help address global climate change?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help protect clean water in Michigan?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help decrease litter and pollution in your local community’s environment?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that most materials collected in recycling programs simply end up in landfills anyway?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling is not worth the effort given the small impact it actually has?

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how collection of yard waste material for composting is currently provided in your county? (among counties that report collection of yard waste material for composting is available in the county)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) are currently provided in your county? (among counties that report household electronic equipment collection opportunities (i.e., e-waste) are available in the county)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how household hazardous waste collection opportunities are currently provided in your county? (among counties that report household hazardous waste collection opportunities are available in the county)

Some local governments adopt formal policies regarding financial planning and management, while others take a more informal approach. Below is a list of recommendations from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Thinking across your jurisdiction's various types of funds, generally speaking, please identify which of the following descriptions most closely represents your government's current policies or practices, if any, for fees and charges (specific policy(s) for determining fees and charges).

How likely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt formal multi-year budgeting in the next 12 months?

Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?

Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

In your opinion, is your jurisdiction's cash flow and its ability to pay bills in a timely manner a significant fiscal problem, somewhat of a problem, not much of a problem, or not a problem at all?