Rye City Councilman (Ind) 2006-2010, a member of former Rye Democratic Mayor Steve Otis’s council majority voting bloc, defeated for reelection in 2009 as a result of Rye government controversies including Hen Island, Schubert’s Wetland Destruction and runaway tax increases and city spending, particularly legal fees – paid to Rye City Corporation Counsel. An advertising executive by background, Mr. Ball is a Rye native and son of a former Rye City Councilman.