Flint mayor blames council for delay in police contract ratification

Flint Mayor trying again after city council rejects $1M water fund proposal

Flint City Council voted 5-2 against adding $1 million to the Water Stabilization Fund. Flint Mayor Neeley said he will be working on a new proposal.

Flint mayor blames council for delay in police contract ratification

FLINT, MI -- Mayor Sheldon Neeley has accused Flint City Council members of “obstruction at the highest level” for delaying ratification of a three-year contract with the city’s largest police union.

Flint City Council Rejects Water Stabilization Funding, Leaving Residents at Risk

From Left: Chief of Staff Ed Taylor, ASL Interpreter Tracy Trace, Mayor Sheldon Neeley, Finance Director Phil Moore address members of the press on Thursday, March 5, 2026. FLINT, Mich. – The City Council voted against Mayor Neeley’s proposal to add $1 million to the City of Flint’s Water Stabilization Fund—funding that would have shielded residents from the 5.8 percent rate increase imposed by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). “Today, Fli…