Councilman Eric Mays ordered to pay Flint $35K in legal fees after failed lawsuit Updated May 14, 2021; Posted May 14, 2021 Flint City Councilman Eric Mays speaks during a press conference on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, outside of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Flint. Community members, activists, and politicians reacted to the $600 million settlement in civil cases filed by Flint residents over the city's water crisis. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- Councilman Eric Mays, whose federal lawsuit against Mayor Sheldon Neeley and others inside City Hall was dismissed two months ago, has been ordered to reimburse the city $34,975 in legal fees related to the same case.