City of Warren, MI

Going Green

Mayor James R. Fouts established the City of Warren Environmental Advisory Committee to promote energy efficiencey and conservation in the City of Warren.

Members:
From the Sierra Club: Jerry Hasspacher, Phyllis Lefebvre, Fred Charbonneau
City Staff: Bill Gambill, Lark Samoulelian
Warren City Council: Kelly Colegio
Wild Ones: Fred Kaluza

Overview
The committe plans events/programs to disperse information that promotes conservation in the City of Warren. The committee also meets with relevant Warren officials to establish conservation goals for City of Warren departments.

Information Available at Warren's Arbor Day Observance Event- May 6, 2012

Master Gardener:
Planting Trees and Shrubs
Right Tree, Right Location

Butterfly Garden:
How to Make a Butterfly Garden

White Pine Information:
What is a White Pine?
About the White Pine

Rain Barrels
A Guide to Responsible Residential Rainwater and Meltwater Management for Warren Residents

Biking
Macomb Orchard Trail Guide

For the LED Demonstration Project information, please click here.

Stimulus Money

Green Tips
Check out these conservation tips from the EPA!
Interested in carpooling? Register for MI Rideshare or by calling 866-510-POOL
Exercise and save gas money- follow these safety tips and ride your bicycle for transportation.

For your Home
The Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth offers some great tips for making your home more energy efficient.
Energy Efficiency FAQ
The Natural Resources Defense Council offers many tips on Green Living.
Materials and Guides for a Green Home courtesey of the WARM Training Center.
Greening Detroit- Green Homes

For Businesses
Interested in making your business more environmentally friendly??
Visit the Small Business Association website for some tips for making your business green.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a great resource with many ideas for running a green business.
Greening Detroit- Industrial Buildings; Commercial & Industrial Buildings

For the Community

Recycling Resources:
Involve all family members in your efforts to expand Warren’s Recycling Program! For more information, please visit the Sanitation Division webpage or click here to see the Warren Recycling Guide.

Visit Earth911.com for tips on recycling and to locate recycling centers in your area

Click here to see the dates of Macomb County's Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Warren Garden Club:
The Warren Garden Club works on various ‘green’ projects that help
keep Warren beautiful. Some projects include the Community Center
courtyard and the gazebo plantings on the Mound Road median.
Interested in getting involved? Please email Sue Keffert: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Warren Community Gardens:
Mayor Fouts encouraged the creation of community gardens in Warren. Thank you to all that donated plants and time to create the first Warren Community Garden. Mayor Fouts also has a vision of butterfly waystations in Warren. For more information on establishing a monarch butterfly waystation in your backyard, please email Kelly Colegio at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To learn more about the Warren Community Gardens, visit their Facebook Page.

Sierra Club Warren Cool Cities:

Sierra Club's Cool Cities Program, led by volunteers around the country, is a collaboration between community members, organizations, businesses, and local leaders to implement clean energy solutions that save money, create jobs, and help curb global warming.
Interested in getting involved with the Sierra Club Warren Cool Cities team?
Visit http://coolcities.us/ for more information. Or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Wild Ones:
Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Learn more at www.WildOnes.org.

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Student Advisory Committee

Student Advisory Committee at Harvestfest!

 
Mission:
Bringing together students to serve the city, schools and community of the City of Warren.

Join the Committee: Click Here for Student Advisory Committee Application

Student Advisory Committee's T-Shirt Fundraiser and Used Book Drive

Upcoming Events: Mayor's Student Advisory Committee will be selling books/movies at Warren's Greatest Garage Sale-
Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28
Sunday May 27: Hard Cover & Special books $1.
Paperbacks, Children's Books, VHS tapes, CD's 3 for $1.
Monday, May 28: Everything 5 for $1.

Upcoming Meetings: March 22 at 3:15 PM

Contact the Mayor's office for additional information (586) 574-4520.

Officers:
Dylan Twardy, President
James Ackerman, Vice President
Megan Welch, Secretary
Julianna Barjaoui, Assistant Secretary
Ryan Ellis, Treasurer
Amanda Burnett, Student Recruiter
Jamie George, Student Recruiter

Members include:

Martin Alyass
Bridget Anderson
Frank Biber
Adam Farchone
Kayla Gilmore
Devin Hodell
Anthony Kostecki
James Leung
Scott Louzon
Elizabeth McMain
Sadia Miah
Rachel Pawluszka
Nicole Propst
Erica Riley
Cody Saules
Paige Shoemake
Allison Shugart
Erica Smith
Justina Smith
Jana Toney
Sarah Trevena
Emily Upton
Christina Varghese
 

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Citistat

James Hartley
CitStat Coordinator / Analyst
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CitiStat Office: (586) 574-4680

CITY OF WARREN DASHBOARD

What is CitiStat?
CitiStat is the Mayor’s leadership strategy that employs data-driven management systems to monitor and improve the performance of city agencies, on the task of producing clearly specified results.

The goal of CitiStat is to develop measurable performance standards for every area of city government. The creation of these standards is not done in a vacuum. That is, each department has the opportunity to define its own goals and contribute to the methodology used to determine the department’s progress in achieving those goals. The success of the CitiStat model of government management is built on:

• Ongoing series of regular, periodic meetings
• Accurate and timely intelligence
• Rapid deployment of resources
• Effective tactics and strategy
• Relentless follow-up and assessment

The ongoing discussion of performance involves much persistent follow-up on past performance deficits and previous commitments to fix specific problems, as well as follow-up on decisions, commitments, and established expectations for future performance improvements.

Where did CitiStat come from?
In December of 2008, Mayor Jim Fouts allocated budgeted resources to a vacated position of Administrative Supervisor in order to create the CitiStat performance management team within the Department of Public Service, which provides the most critical City services directly to our community. CitiStat consists of one budgeted analyst/coordinator, and the program has required no additional costs to the City of Warren. CitiStat has partnered with the resources several academic and governmental organizations, at no additional cost or utilizing grant funding.

The CitiStat model is the first step to provide true transparency in City of Warren government and properly inform all branches as to its health and vitality. By first implementing CitiStat within the Department of Public Service, we simultaneously created a platform to work with other critical departments and branches throughout the City.

Who participates in CitiStat?
The CitiStat core team meets regularly to advise the Mayor, and consists of the directors of key departments, including the Mayor, CitiStat Analyst/Coordinator, City Controller, Human Resources/Risk Management Director, Labor Relations, City Attorney, and Public Service Director.

The CitiStat team serves to guide the efforts of all participants to a consistent end. The goal of CitiStat is to create sets of criteria relevant to each city function that can be objectively measured and understood within and outside the departments.

Why do we need CitiStat?
The one thing to keep in mind is that we are all affected by dwindling financial resources with which to provide services to the community. It is critical that we do everything possible to meet the needs of the community within our limited resources. We must leave no stone unturned in our quest to remain a vibrant, attractive community in which to live and work.

It is the responsibility of every worker in the city to do their part to ensure that Warren emerges from these troubled economic times with a strong work force that can efficiently provide the best level of city services for our community. We ask that each and every employee approach the CitiStat process with an open mind. Everyone's contribution is an integral part of the continued vitality of the City of Warren.

What is next for CitiStat?
CitiStat is has deployed all a city-wide Citizen Response Management system"Q-Alert" that will tie the City’s existing enterprise systems together, and provide city-wide system to allow all departments to communicate with each others, and fill the void where one unified system doesn’t currently exist. Q-Alert will also track and measure performance, and provide administrators with a “digital dashboard” to monitor City services on a real-time basis.

This system will also allow residents and elected officials to create service order requests, and track a service order request through to its completion. This approach will also provide performance measures by which we can study the effectiveness and cost of services to our residents. Our goal is to constantly improve the delivery of services, and identify areas where we can reduce the cost of government.

Q-Alert Knowledge Base & FAQ's
One problem with having city services delivered on a departmental basis is that citizens don't always know what department to contact for service. CitiStat has created a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Knowledge Base within the Q-Alert system that will allow citizens to quickly search for solutions for any possible answer about how city services function, including policies, procedures, hours, directions, forms and links..

Q-Alert Citizen Response Management (CRM)
Residents can submit requests for city services at any time online through the Q-Alert Citizen Response Management system. This system is also in place for city workers to receive any requests for services, so that the city can respond and track the completion of the service request.

Ultimately, this system will unify all departments for faster, more efficient delivery of services. It will also provide management with valuable information to effectively deploy resources.