Peter Auger, Auburn Hills City Manager
Thoughts on running a city, daily musings, and everything in between.
City Manager, Auburn Hills, MI
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Something I learned a long time ago, don’t remember where though…Could have been while in the army or even from my dad. Growing up as a carpenter’s son, I learned a lot of what I think are common sense things that still pay off today. Also learned a lot of colorful comments that won’t be [...]
Posted in Business, Infrastructure, Leadership, Planning, Projects, Service
Rainy Days
There are sometimes when you read about governments and rainy day funds. Some wonder is that the same as “slush funds?” No, it is not, and depending on the philosophy of the organization Rainy Day Funds or Reserve Funds are just like a person’s savings account and emergency fund wrapped into one. A case in [...]
Posted in Communication, Finance, Legislative, Planning, Programs, Projects
So much to do, so little time
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Does your business need a little extra help on tasks that you just can’t seem to find time for? Shredding, stuffing envelopes, alphabetizing files, all of these tasks are important but seem to be last on the to-do list. There is a resource available to businesses, at [...]
Trash Talk
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Being a female who did not play sports in high school (I wanted drama to be “my thing” but it was not, I was way too shy), I never understood “trash talk”. That is, until I dated a basketball player in college. Trash talk is serious stuff [...]
Revealing the Secret Sauce
Why? This is a question we often receive, another is, how? What? Is another good question that our team is consistently asked. Just returning from another quest, searching for businesses that want an environment they can thrive in always reenergizes us to continue to tell our story. Why tell others? There are some who say [...]
Posted in Business, Communication, Events, Leadership, Legislative, Planning, Programs, Projects, Service, Training
Road Trip Review
Well I just got back from our Northern European Road Show with the federal government through the SelectUSA program. Normally when we travel we attempt to do retention visits and work on solid leads that are close to being project ready. This was a little different trip where we exposed and introduced ourselves to between 20 [...]
Friday’s Quiz
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Forget the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Take a short but interesting quiz about Auburn Hills, Michigan. Is Auburn Hills known for having a pro-business environment? (Too easy, I know.) What are the key components to the area’s economic health according to Auburn Hills City [...]
Posted in Business, Events, Infrastructure, Leadership, Local Events, Planning, Programs, Projects
No Money Needed, Just Greens
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Nothing says “Spring is here” like the flowers and trees beginning to bloom. For the last two years I have dug up numerous irises and they just grow right back. I can’t get rid of them! Don’t get me wrong, they are beautiful and add color to [...]
Spring Expo
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Have you ever wanted to visit the Auburn Hills Community Center but felt a little shy about it? Or maybe you have visited and saw so much activity going on that is was a little overwhelming to a newbie? Well, you have an opportunity to visit with [...]
Posted in Communication, Events, Programs, Projects, Service
Money
Funding is an issue no matter what organization you run. One difference in the public sector is we use OPM (Other People’s Money). Some people spend OPM a lot easier than they would their own, we try to be more stingy with OPM than we would our own. It is approaching the Federal Tax Day [...]
Posted in Business, City Council, Finance, Infrastructure, Leadership, Legislative, Planning, Programs, Projects, Service
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