Workforce Issues and Challenges for Michigan's Local Governments

20 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2018

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Natalie Fitzpatrick

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Debra Horner

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Thomas M. Ivacko

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Date Written: January 24, 2018

Abstract

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders on a range of issues regarding their jurisdictions’ workforce, including employee pay and fringe benefit rates, whether the size of the workforce is adequate for providing services, and personnel problems experienced, including recruitment and retention. These findings are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders from the Spring 2017 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), and reference MPPS surveys conducted each spring since 2011.

Keywords: workforce, local government

Suggested Citation

Fitzpatrick, Natalie and Horner, Debra and Ivacko, Thomas M., Workforce Issues and Challenges for Michigan's Local Governments (January 24, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3114726 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3114726

Natalie Fitzpatrick

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )

735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

Debra Horner

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )

735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

Thomas M. Ivacko (Contact Author)

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )

735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

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