Councilmember· 2022-11-01–2026-11-01; month-level start: November 2022 per Michigan Banner election coverage (elected 2022); month-level end: November 2026 per the city council page term-expiry listing
Michael D. Balls
Saginaw
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 34:50
- Avg per meeting
- 2:54
- Segments
- 576
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Top issues during term (2)(Environment)
Salt brine extraction well at 1827 N. 1st Street
Phase one is a $5-8 million private investment; phase two could add a new industry and good-paying jobs to the tax base.
EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant for Bearinger Building
No city match; EPA's national pot is roughly $107 million across about 36 grants.
Decisions during term (8)
Recorded while Balls was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve the blanket purchase with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for $6,500 for laboratory analysis for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Services Department, Water Treatment Division.
Approve the purchase with GFL Environmental for $39,000 for FY 2027; and pending budget approval, $40,380 for FY 2028 for catch basin and sewer debris hauling for the Public Service Department, Maintenance and Service Division.
Approve the annual purchase with Environmental Testing and Consulting for an amount not to exceed $10,000 for FY 2027 for lead inspection risk assessment services for the Community Services Division Rehabilitation Programs.
Approve the purchase with Yeo & Yeo Technology for $14,400 for professional services to migrate the City's virtual server environment from the VMware platform to Hyper-V for the Technical Services Department, Information Services Division.
Approve the purchase with GFL Environmental for $30,800 for trash containers and trash disposal at the City's Convenience Station for the Public Services Department, Streets Division for FY 2027.
Approve to increase the purchase order with AKT Peerless Environmental Services by $5,000, for a new total of $30,000, for FY 2027, pending budget approval, for Inspection of Environmentally Hazardous Materials for Residential and…
Approve to increase blanket purchase order #522468 with JWC Environmental by $20,000, for a new total of $60,000, for preliminary treatment process equipment replacement parts for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Services Department,…
Approve the purchase with AIS Construction Equipment for $11,700 for a Felling FT14 Tag Trailer for the Department of Neighborhood Services and Inspections, Environmental Division.
Voting record (0)(Environment)
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