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Civic Discourse in Michigan: Insights from Local Leaders

Preliminary Findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Se pte mbe r 21, 2018 Mic higan Munic ipal L e ague 2018 Annual Confe re nc e

Background: The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

• A c ensus sur

vey – all 1,856 Mic higan c o untie s, c itie s, village s,

and to wnships

• R

espondents – c hie f e le c te d and appo inte d o ffic ials

• Administer

ed – sinc e 2009, o nline and via hardc o py

• 70+% r

egular r esponse r ates (Spring 2018 = 74%)

• T

r anspar enc y

• - Que stio nnaire s o nline
• - Pre -run data table s o nline
• - Sharing o f (ano nymize d) datase ts with o the r re searc he rs
• E

xper t advisor s on questionnair e c ontent

• R

esear c h par tner ship with Mic higan loc al gover nment assoc iations

• - MAC, MML

, & MT A

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The tone of discourse in Michigan communities

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T hinking mo re ge ne rally abo ut the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n that takes plac e aro und lo c al polic y issue s, ho w wo uld yo u de sc ribe the gener

al state of public disc our se be twe en the fo llowing gro ups within yo ur jurisdic tio n?

• fficials?

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T hinking mo re ge ne rally abo ut the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n that takes plac e aro und lo c al polic y issue s, ho w wo uld yo u de sc ribe the state of public

disc our se among elec ted offic ials themselves within yo ur jurisdic tio n?

How divisive between city/village officials and residents?

5

T hinking mo re ge ne rally abo ut the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n that takes plac e aro und lo c al polic y issue s, ho w wo uld yo u de sc ribe the state of public

disc our se between elec ted offic ials and r esidents within yo ur jurisdic tio n?

How divisive among city/village residents?

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T hinking mo re ge ne rally abo ut the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n that takes plac e aro und lo c al polic y issue s, ho w wo uld yo u de sc ribe the state of public

disc our se among r esidents themselves within yo ur jurisdic tio n?

How divisive is discourse among city/village officials?

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…how would you describe the state of public disc our

se among elec ted offic ials themselves within yo ur jurisdic tio n? (2018)

How divisive between city/village officials and residents?

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…, how would you describe the state of public disc our

se between elec ted offic ials and r esidents within yo ur jurisdic tio n? (2018)

How divisive among city/village residents?

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…, how would you describe the state of public disc our

se between and r esidents themselves within yo ur jurisdic tio n? (2018)

communities

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Wo uld yo u say the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n amo ng the se gro ups is

mor e or less c ivil than it was five year s ago?

(2018 re spo nse s state wide )

cities/villages

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Wo uld yo u say the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n among elec ted offic ials is

mor e or less c ivil than it was five year s ago?

(o nly c itie s and village s in 2018)

cities/villages

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Wo uld yo u say the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n amo ng between elec ted

• ffic ials and r

esidents is mor e or less c ivil than it was five year s ago?

(o nly c itie s and village s in 2018)

cities/villages

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Wo uld yo u say the to ne o f disc ussio n and c o mmunic atio n amo ng among r

esidents is mor e or less c ivil than it was five year s ago?

(o nly c itie s and village s in 2018)

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The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)