Supports publishing user-friendly budget summaries and project breakdowns for transparency.

- Supports publishing user-friendly budget summaries and project breakdowns for transparency.

Economy

As of August 12, 2025, Josh Stapp’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Healthcare

Plans to expand the city’s online service request platform to be more user-friendly and mobile accessible.

Plans to create a new annual city services guide and ensure all residents have access to a paper or digital copy.

- Plans to expand the city’s online service request platform to be more user-friendly and mobile accessible.
- Plans to create a new annual city services guide and ensure all residents have access to a paper or digital copy.

Public Services

Supports incorporating green practices like permeable pavement and stormwater drainage solutions to reduce flooding and ease the strain on the sewer system.

Supports implementing "environmentally responsible upgrades."

- Supports incorporating green practices like permeable pavement and stormwater drainage solutions to reduce flooding and ease the strain on the sewer system.
- Supports implementing "environmentally responsible upgrades."

Energy & the Environment

Believes in prioritizing proactive upgrades to utilities such as water, sewer, and electricity, focusing on safety, environmental impact, and resident feedback.

Supports launching a “Fix-it First” program that prioritizes repairs based on resident input and reliable data.

Supports creating safer walkable streets and maintaining strong infrastructure.

- Believes in prioritizing proactive upgrades to utilities such as water, sewer, and electricity, focusing on safety, environmental impact, and resident feedback.
- Supports launching a “Fix-it First” program that prioritizes repairs based on resident input and reliable data.
- Supports creating safer walkable streets and maintaining strong infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Josh Stapp

- City council members in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Council members attend regular meetings, listen to public concerns, and vote on city issues like zoning, public safety, and spending. They also appoint and direct officials, like the city manager.
- City council members may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. They may represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Terms for city council members often last two or four years, depending on the city.