3209-25003 March 2017 City City Manager Retires after 28 years of Service Auburn City Manager Charles M. Duggan, Jr. recently announced Council his retirement, effective March 1, 2017. Bill Ham, Jr., Mayor (334) 559-8804 Duggan began his career with the City of Auburn in 1989 as a
[email protected] part-time employee in the Parks and Recreation Department. Clemon Byrd, Ward 1 There, he worked his way up to Director of Special Programs (334) 332-8283
[email protected] before transferring to the Information Technology Department in Ron Anders Jr., Ward 2 1998. As a member of the IT staff, Duggan served as Network (334) 703-9000 Administrator, Assistant Director and Deputy Director before
[email protected] being promoted to Assistant City Manager in August of 2005. Beth Witten, Ward 3 Duggan became Auburn’s City Manager in February of 2006. (334) 740-8575
[email protected] During Duggan’s tenure as City Manager, over 4,400 new jobs Brent Beard, Ward 4 have been announced with 22 new companies locating in Auburn (334) 821-4302
[email protected] and 69 companies expanding. Duggan took early action to coun- Lynda Tremaine, Ward 5 ter the effect of the “great recession” locally by constraining (334) 329-8878 operational and personnel expenses. As a result, there was no
[email protected] reduction in basic city services provided to residents during the Dick Phelan, Ward 6 recession. In 2015, due to this focus on fiscal responsibility, the (334) 887-2071 Charles M. Duggan, Jr.
[email protected] City was able to increase its financial commitment to Auburn City Gene Dulaney, Ward 7 Schools to aid with unprecedented enrollment growth.