Mayor:  Susan Baldwin 10 N. Division St., Suite 215 Battle Creek, MI   49037 269-966-3371 (voice) 269-966-3627 (fax)

AccessVision | Airport Advisory Comm.
AMSA | BC Transit Local Adv. Comm.
BCATS Policy Committee | BCTIFA
Board of Canvassers | Board of Review
City Attorney Eval. Comm. | City Commission 
City Commission Meeting Rules Committee
City Manager Eval. Comm. | Civil Service Comm.
Columbia Avenue BID Board
Comm. Dev. Advisory Council | Dangerous Building Bd.
DDA | Dickman Road Business Improvement Board
Downtown Parking Sys. Adv. Comm.
Economic Development Corp. | Election Commission.  
Environmental Policy Review Committee
Ethics Policy Review Committee
Goguac Lake Board | Historic District Comm. 
Housing Commission  | Housing Bd. of Appeals
Income Tax Bd. of Appeals  |Insurance Policy Review Comm. 
Int. Relations Comm. | LDDA | Lead Task Force
License Review Board | Local Development Finance Authority
Local Officers Compensation Commission | Neighborhood Planning Councils
Parternship for Redevelopment in MIchigan
Planning Commission | Police/Fire Retire. System Bd.
Police/Fire Retiree Health Care Insurance Board
Public Transportation Comm. | Rental Property Hearing Board
Special Assessment Review Bd.  | Tax Abatement Comm.
Travel Expense Comm. | Tree Advisory Council  
Wastewater Utility Adv. Comm. | Zoning Bd. of Appeals

Battle Creek Civil Service Commission

Authorization
State Act #78 of 1935, was adopted by the voters on November 6, 1962. The Civil Service Commission oversees processes for hiring and promotion within the City of Battle Creek Fire Department.

Appointing Authority

• City Commission – one member
• Fire Department – one member (does not need Commission approval)
• Two members appoint a third member

Members
Three

• Fire Dept. Gordon Vogt, 200 Beckwith, 12/27/14
• Neutral - Jennifer Cappell, 333 Bittersweet, 12/18/12
• City - Kenneth L. Bell, 192 Orchard Avenue, 12/18/10

Term
Six years.

Compensation
None

Special Requirements
Members must be City resident for one year, a county resident for three years, hold no other government office. No more than two of the same political party.

All meetings are at 4:00pm in Suite 301 on the third floor of City Hall, 10 N. Division, Battle Creek.