by JR Bareis | Sep 1, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
If an unexpected disruption hit your city office, public works department, library, school district, utility department, or county agency tomorrow, would your team know what to do first?Most public leaders I talk with assume the answer is yes. The gaps usually appear...
by JR Bareis | Aug 25, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
The California Gold Rush of 1848 promised opportunity. Hundreds of thousands of people headed west hoping to strike it rich. Some found gold. Most spent months chasing a dream that never paid off. The people who built lasting businesses were not always the ones...
by JR Bareis | Aug 18, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
If your flight hits turbulence, the last thing you want to hear from the pilot is: Give me a minute, I have never handled this before. Flying feels safe because pilots train for problems they hope never happen. When something goes wrong, they are not making it up in...
by JR Bareis | Aug 11, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
Most public agencies have a plan for the normal stuff. Council meetings. Payroll. Utility billing. Permits. Board packets. Work orders. Library systems. Park reservations. Student records. Grant reporting. But trouble usually shows up in the form of something everyone...
by JR Bareis | Aug 4, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
When a fire alarm goes off at a school, nobody stands around trying to invent a plan.Students line up. Teachers lead them out. Everyone knows where to go because they have practiced it before.Your backup and recovery plan should work the same way.The problem is that...
by JR Bareis | Jul 28, 2026 | Macomb Municpality
Not every compliance problem in local government starts with a cyberattack. Most start with an assumption. You assume the security tools are working. You assume Microsoft 365 is configured correctly. You assume staff know how to handle citizen records. You assume...
