City Hall will be open to the public from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Anybody with questions can call – City Administration 437-9940, Engineering/Building 437-9950 and Parks & Recreation 433-1881.
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2026 Flower Basket Donation Project
2026 Flower Basket Donation Project Please consider donating to our 2026 Flower Basket Fund. Your generosity will help us purchase flowers, maintain the baskets, and keep our downtown vibrant throughout the season. For an [...]
The Austin Part Time Fire Fighters Relief Association will meet at the Fire Station, 122 1st Ave NE, for a scheduled meeting.
The Human Rights Commission will meet at City Hall in the Bonnie Besse Rietz conference room for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The HRA Board will meet at the HRA office, 308 2nd Avenue NE, for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The Pillars of the City Board will meet in City Hall in the Bonnie Besse Rietz Conference Room, 500 4th Avenue NE, for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The Port Authority Board will meet in City Hall Council Chambers for a regularly scheduled meeting. A portion of the meeting will be closed under Minn.Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(c) for the purpose of discussing the sale of 5 acres on the north section of the 25 acre parcel of 34.905.0101.
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Base Salaries of Three Highest Paid Employees
Minnesota state law – Chapter 156 of the Session Laws of 2005 Requires that “a city or county with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest-paid employees.”
For the City of Austin, titles and annual salaries as of January 1, 2025, are:
City Administrator – $171,392
Public Works Director – $166,400
Police Chief – $156,852.80

















