Goals and Objectives
Auburn Hills City Council
2022 Strategic Goals & Objectives
I. Focus relentlessly on fiscal and operational sustainability
- Continue to pursue new revenue streams, acting upon opportunities as they become available
- Seek creative ways to reduce expenditures
- Require consistent departmental budget implementation & accountability
- Pursue a AAA bond rating
- Explore opportunities to improve stormwater management
II. Deliver outstanding city services
- Seek tech improvements in line with current trends in IT
- Enhance internal IT infrastructure
- Optimize our e-interface for residents
- Identify new/additional opportunities for council & staff to engage citizens
- Respond to generational & cultural needs
- Connect kids to mentors – job skills (engage Teen Council)
- Connect to kids 13-18 years of age
- Opportunity for growth: 21-50 year olds (incl. our corporate community)
- Enhance the cultural competence of our service delivery
- Explore recreation partnerships for AH kids
- Aspire to the Top 100 municipal golf courses for Fieldstone GC
III. Drive strategic community development
- Further develop M-24/Opdyke Road Corridor
- Support the effort to increase water flow in river corridor
- Focus redevelopment efforts on TIFA, city-owned, and private properties
- Continue downtown parking analysis
IV. Continue to grow and support a vibrant, sustainable, safe & connected community
- Continue to enhance community engagement via communications, e.g., construction, developments, events
- Continue to increase corporate engagement – monitor back-to-work configurations among major city employers via the (budgeted) 2022 business survey
- Continue to connect with school-age children
- Continue to keep Auburn Hills friendly and livable for all ages (Phase II)
- Evaluate civic center campus security measures to protect employees and the general public
- Decrease community risk, e.g., implement a Fire Safety Inspection Program
- Seek to obtain missing Riverwalk parcels/easements
- Redevelop the AH Skate Park
V. Retain & attract high quality employees
- Maintain and grow a talented, customer-focused workforce
- Address deficits to attracting and retaining employees, across city departments
- Invest in employees through ongoing training & development
- Focus continuously on succession & business continuity planning
- Incorporate diversity training for all city employees