Auburn Hills announces 2013 employee of the year 

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Auburn Hills, Mich.—Nov. 21, 2013— Auburn Hills announced that Jeramey Peters has been named the city’s employee of the year for 2013.  Peters is a public safety officer and has been with the city since 2004. He and other nominees were honored at an employee lunch on Nov. 18.

Auburn Hills has 165 full-time staff. The employee of the year award began in 2012 to recognize outstanding contributions by city employees.

“We have an incredible team at Auburn Hills, but each year there is an employee that is a standout,” said Auburn Hills City Manager, Pete Auger. “We congratulate Jeramey Peters on this recognition and thank him for his efforts to best serve Auburn Hills residents and businesses in his role as a public safety officer.”

Peters is an Oakland County resident and holds an associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In addition to Peters, other Auburn Hills employees  nominated by the city and recognized at the luncheon were Shawn Keenan, Water Resources Coordinator, Jane Parpart, Human Resources Generalist, Gary Chapman, firefighter currently serving as an interim Fire Lieutenant  and Rob Cox, Crew Leader, Sewer, Department of Public Works.