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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The Library Board will meet at the Austin Public Library, 323 4th Avenue NE, for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The Planning Commission will meet in City Hall Council Chambers for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
The Port Authority will meet in City Hall Council Chambers for a scheduled meeting.
The Mayor and City Council will meet as the Committee-of-the-Whole at the Austin Public Library, 323 4th Avenue NE, in the Large Meeting Room for a special scheduled meeting to discuss/review the City Administrator recruitment process and discuss the Interim City Administrator position.
The Park and Rec Board will meet in the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, 1304 21st Street NE, for a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
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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

















