Benton Harbor City Manager
Ellis Mitchell, City Manager
200 East Wall Street
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
emitchell@cityofbentonharbormi.gov
(269) 927-8457
The charter for the city of Benton Harbor became effective on April 14, 1945. Under that charter, the city is governed by a council-manager system that combines the strong political leadership of nine elected commissioners with the professional expertise of a city manager appointed by the commissioners.
As the chief administrator of Benton Harbor, the city manager is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the city. The manager implements the council’s policies and programs while coordinating the delivery of services throughout the city through the various departments in city government.
Financial Transparency
Rehmann Robson LLC audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan (the “City”), as of June 30, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents of the documents below.