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Mayor· 2024-11 - 2026-11 (month-level start: November 2024 per Nov 5, 2024 election and city roster '2024-2026 Term'; month-level end: November 2026 per city roster and next election Nov 2026)
Mark Behnke
Battle Creek
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- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 1:28:25
- Avg per meeting
- 7:22
- Segments
- 1936
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
high↓Sep 2026[20]
Lead hazard control funding for Calhoun County homes
$1,345,000 plus $62,000 in state grant funds, no local match noted.
high↓Sep 2026[12]
PILOT for Liberty Commons Apartments and Townhomes
Extends the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes arrangement rather than standard property taxes for the project.
Decisions during term (1)
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Voting record (1)(Budget)
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