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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Submit a Pillars of the City nomination
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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 in the Bonnie Besse Rietz Conference Room, 500 4th 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 Comprehensive Plan Open House will be held at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, 1304 21st Street NE. A quorum of City Council members may be present. No official business will be discussed.
The Culture & Arts Commission will meet at City Hall in the Bonnie Besse Rietz Conference Room, 500 4th Avenue 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
