Political Harmony Survey

Welcome to the Civic Leadership Assessment

DIRECTIONS: Please carefully consider your level of agreement or disagreement with each assessment question. Once you begin the assessment do not refresh or navigate away from this page or you may have to start over.

IMPORTANT: Your Survey Code (question 33) is required for your responses to be included in the correct Civic Leadership Assessment interpretative guide.

Select your response (e.g. Agree) from the drop-down list to record your opinion. All required entries are indicated below.

Please indicate your role or relationship (item 39) by letting us know if you are an elected official (school board or city council person), a staff member of a municipality/school district, or a member of the general public. Item 39, your role, is required, but all other personal information and location items are optional.

Respond to those questions your colleague asked you to consider and check “no opinion” on the others. You will be notified of any errors after hitting the Submit Survey button. You can then go to the items needing attention, enter your response and Submit Survey again, repeating until all errors are resolved. Please resolve all errors before you Submit Survey again.

The Survey

1. Public meetings are well conducted. (required)
2. All viewpoints are discussed in public debates. (required)
3. Generally the public trusts their elected leaders. (required)
4. The elected officials appear sufficiently knowledgeable to make decisions for the public. (required)
5. There seems to be enough money to provide the necessary services. (required)
6. The Board President/Mayor is adequately prepared for this leadership position. (required)
7. Elected officials, the public, and the staff treat each other with mutual respect. (required)
8. Explanations and apologies are rendered by elected officials and staff when errors have occurred. (required)
9. The elected officials are honest persons. (required)
10. Information is readily available to anyone wishing it. (required)
11.Federal/State/County monies are appropriately utilized. (required)
12. Administrators are providing adequate leadership. (required)
13. Reports are accurate and submitted in a timely fashion.(required)
14. Staff and elected officials manage their misunderstandings well. (required)
15. The elected officials are vigilant in preventing unethical conduct among themselves and staff. (required)
16. Staff appears to have the appropriate professional qualifications to do their jobs. (required)
17. There is evidence of long term financial planning. (required)
18. Elected officials take time to improve their policy making skills through workshops and seminars. (required)
19. Minutes of public meetings are accurately taken and published. (required)
20. When the votes are cast, there are no grudges held by any losing side. (required)
21. Council/Board members do not use their public office for personal gain. (required)
22. Previous policy decisions are considered when making new ones. (required)
23. Departments utilize their financial resources well. (required)
24. Supervision of employees is performed well. (required)
25. Disagreements are seen as a natural part of the democratic process. (required)
26. The public can request and receive public records without unnecessary delay. (required)
27. There is mutual trust between staff, the public and elected officials. (required)
28. Contractors and vendors are appropriately utilized. (required)
29. The Budget is managed well. (required)
30. There is a strong commitment to public service from elected officials as well as staff. (required)
31. There is adequate political harmony among the Board/Council. (required)
32. Please review your answers and edit any you would like to change. Use the space provide below to inform your Council/Board of any specific issues or concerns (e.g. development, public safety, taxes, etc…). Thank you for making your contribution to better schools and government.
33. Survey Code (required)
Note: Please input your contact information if you were invited to receive the results of the Survey interpretative guide.
34. First Name
35. Last Name
36. Phone Number
37. Email Address
38. Re-enter Email Address
39. I am... (required)
40. Address
41. City
42. State
43. Zip Code