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

Economic Development Corporation

Authorization:      Economic Development Corporation established under Act 338 of 1974 and pursuant to the Resolution adopting Ordinance dated May 11, 1976.               

Appointing Authority:      Mayor with consent of City Commission.

Purpose:      To alleviate unemployment conditions and assist in industry retention and, in general, to promote the general welfare of the City of Battle Creek.

Members:         Nine-member Board of Directors, not more than three of whom shall be an officer or employee of the City of Battle Creek, and at least two of whom shall be representative of the neighborhood residents likely to be affected by the activities of the Corporation.

Term:       Six (6) years.  If a vacancy is created by resignation or death, a successor shall be appointed within 30 days for the remainder of the term.

Restrictions:      A Director who has a direct interest in any matter before the Corporation shall disclose his interest prior to the Corporation taking any action with respect to the matter.

Name                            Address                                      Term Expires

Ken Tsuchiyama            10 North Division Street              5-21-2014

Brenda Ely                    12449 Sonoma Road                   5-21-2013

Jim Ritsema                   10 N. Division Street                   5-21-2012

Michael Malone             110 North 20th Street                     "

Diane Thompson/Commissioner   10 N. Division                   "

Warren J. Sprick            166 E. Goodale                              "

Lisa Albrant                    77 E. Michigan Avenue               5-21-2011
                                       Ste. 160      

Sidney Adams                 166 E. Rosewood Trail              5-21-2010

Karl Dehn                        4950 W. Dickman Road              "

Appointments are made of Project Area Representatives to the EDC, as necessary, when specific projects are being developed for industries.