It then declined sharply during the initial arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, before rebounding again in 2021 with initial rounds of state and federal aid, before spiking sharply upward in 2022 amid the influx of money from the American Rescue Plan Act and other federal and state aid. [...] Similarly, only 18% of jurisdictions in 2023 report being less able to meet fiscal needs, essentially unchanged from 2022 (16%) and down from 21% of jurisdictions in 2021 and 34% in 2020 when the economy experienced widespread shutdowns with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Low stress (1-4) Medium stress (5-6) High stress (7-10) Don’t know 14 Michigan Public Policy Survey Conclusion In 2023 the MPPS finds evidence that the substantial increase in state and federal aid in the previous two years has failed to substantially move the needle on the fundamentals of local government fiscal health in Michigan. [...] A total of 1,307 units of general purpose local government, conducted by the Center for Local, State, jurisdictions in the Spring 2023 wave returned valid surveys (70 counties, 217 cities, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan in partnership with the 174 villages, and 846 townships), resulting in a 70% response rate by unit. [...] Detailed tables of the data analyzed in this report broken down several ways—by jurisdiction type (county, city, township, or village); by population size of the In the Spring 2023 iteration, surveys were sent by the Center for Local, State, and respondent’s community, by the region of the respondent’s jurisdiction; and by self- Urban Policy (CLOSUP) via the internet and hardcopy to top elected an.
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Table of Contents
- Survey of Michigan local leaders finds major short-term boost in financial aid doesnt change fundamentals of fiscal stress 1
- Key Findings 1
- Fundamental statewide fiscal stress remains unchanged but experiences vary at community level 2
- Figure 1a 2
- Figure 1b 3
- Figure 1d 4
- Figure 1c 4
- Figure 1e 5
- Change in local governments ability to meet this years fiscal needs shows no improvement 6
- Figure 2a 6
- Figure 2b 7
- Figure 2c 8
- Figure 2d 9
- Appendix A at the end of this report displays the actual percent net change reported for each of Michigans 83 counties for 2023. 9
- Revenues from property taxes continue to increase 10
- Figure 3a 10
- Figure 3b Figure 3b 11
- Data from 2009-2023 on changes in local government finances and operations this year compared to the last year are available in Appendix B. 11
- Assessments of general fund balance cash flow remain positive 12
- Figure 4 12
- Declining optimism for fiscal improvement in the year ahead while a plurality believe they will simply hold steady 13
- Figure 5 13
- Data from 2009-2023 on expected changes in local government finances and operations next year compared to this year are available in Appendix C. 13
- Increased anxiety about Michigan local government fiscal health in the long term 14
- Figure 6 14
- Figure 7 14
- Conclusion 15
- Notes 16
- Survey Background and Methodology 16
- Appendices Appendix A 17
- Appendix B 20
- Appendix C 22
- Previous MPPS reports 24
