Center for Local Solutions | Public Policy Associates

The Center for Local Solutions at Public Policy Associates (PPA) delivers expertise to trade, professional, and philanthropic organizations focused on local issues. The Center team, led by Larry Merrill and Sam Singh, also works with local government leaders to address their most challenging public policy issues and redesign governance structures and processes to more effectively lead for success.

How the Center Assists Not-for-Profit Leaders and Local Government

Researching impacts and consequences of state policies
Achieving understanding and consensus to solve challenging, high-risk public policy decisions facing a local government or a region
Solving complex problems through analysis, dialogue, and consensus-building
Making government more efficient and effective through consensus-driven strategic plans that show what success means and how it will be achieved
Creating communication linkages between leaders and stakeholders

Strategic Planning and Goal Setting

Clients: Oakland County (Michigan) Executive Office. Policy Areas: Center for Local Solutions.

With a team of partners, PPA worked closely with the County executive leadership team and the department heads to set a new vision and mission, lay out core values, and establish goals to guide their work. PPA also conducted a survey of County employees to gather their views on the strategic plan elements. In addition, … Continued