City Council & Election Information

City Council, Mayor, and City Administrator - September 2021

Back row (left to right): Council Members Nate Dotson, Greg Schultz, Dave Burbank, Kevin P. Raney, and Brent Svenby.

Front row (left to right): Council Member Dan Boeke, Mayor Tom Kuntz, City Administrator Kris Busse, and Council Member Doug Voss.

Regular Meeting Schedule

• 7:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month

Council Chambers

City Hall

540 West Hills Circle

Owatonna MN  55060

Elected City Officials

The Mayor and City Council members are the elected leaders of the City Government. Each was elected to serve a 4-year term.  Next City Election will be the 2022 General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.   City Polling Sites will be open for the 2022 Primary Election on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 for Federal, State and County Offices.     

        Mayor:   Thomas A. Kuntz, 

Council Members:  

Doug Voss, Council Member at Large

Dan Boeke, Council Member at Large  Dave Burbank, Third Ward

Nathan Dotson, First Ward

Kevin P. Raney, Fourth Ward and Council Vice-President

Greg Schultz, Second Ward and Council President

Brent Svenby, Fifth Ward

Responsibilities

The City Council makes all policy decisions in matters such as: budgets, improvement projects, legislation and zoning.  The Council hires the City Attorney and City Administrator, and confirms appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions, and Department Head positions.

Strategic Plan

View the 3-year Strategic Plan - 2022-2024 

View Council Meetings 

Council Meetings will be livestreamed on the public access channels:  

            Spectrum Cable  - Channel 181 

            Jaguar Cable  - Channel 900 

City Council Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month.  

Playback of the last Council Meeting will also air  on these Public Access Channels at these times:  

• Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Thursdays at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
• Saturdays at 4 p.m.
• Sundays at 4 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.