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 Mayor and City Council will meet in City Hall Council Chambers for a dangerous dog hearing.
The Mayor and City Council will meet in City Hall Council Chambers for a regularly scheduled bimonthly meeting.5
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL MEETING:
The Mayor and City Council will meet as the Committee-of-the-Whole in City Hall Council Chambers for a regularly scheduled bimonthly work session.
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.
CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED FOR AN EMPLOYEE PICNIC AT THE ISSAC WALTON CABIN IN TODD PARK, FROM 11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE IN ATTENDANCE. NO OFFICIAL CITY 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.
CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY
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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

















