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Benton Harbor City Manager

Ellis Mitchell, City Manager
200 East Wall Street
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
emitchell@bhcity.us
(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.

General Fund Summary 20-21 Base+Incremental Spending and 2019 Amended BudgetDownload
2020 Benton Harbor – Financial StatementsDownload
2019 Benton Harbor – Financial StatementsDownload
2019 City of Benton Harbor – Single Audit Act ComplianceDownload
2018 City of Benton Harbor – Financial StatementsDownload

Maps of the proposed road plan:

  • Benton Harbor Streets – Overall Plan (all streets)
  • Benton Harbor Streets – 2019 Project Map
  • Benton Harbor Streets – 2020 Project Map
  • Benton Harbor Streets – 2021 Project Map

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There is much to do and see in the Benton Harbor area. We hope you visit and enjoy our many parks and recreational activities.

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