Mayor & City Council

Worthington has a Charter form of government with a Council-Administrator plan. Citizens elect the City Council, which consists of two Council members from each of the city’s two wards, a Council member At-Large and a Mayor. The Council also elects a Mayor Pro Tem to preside in the Mayor's absence. The Mayor is a member of the City Council and ceremonial leader of the city. Council members serve staggered, four-year terms. The City Council hires the City Administrator who oversees the city’s day-to-day operations.

The Worthington City Council meets on the second and fourth Mondays of every month at 5:30 P.M. in City Hall Council Chambers, 303 Ninth Street. Please call (507) 372-8600 if you have an item or issue you have interest in being placed on the agenda for City Council discussion.

Rick von Holdt

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Mayor

Term Expires: December 2026

Committees:

  • City/County/School Joint Powers Board
  • Economic Development Subcommittee
  • E.O. Olson Trust Fund Board
  • Ice Arena Planning
  • Nominating Committee
  • Southwest Mayors Advisory Council
  • Southwest Regional Development Commission

 

Larry Janssen

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Council Member - 1st Ward

Term Expires: December 2026

Committees:

  • Center for Active Living Committee
  • Employee Advisory Committee
  • Heron Lake Watershed Restoration Assn
  • Joint Jurisdictional Planning Commission
  • Lake Improvement Committee
  • Okabena-Ocheda Bella Clean Water Partnership
  • Public Arts Commission

Amy Ernst

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Council Member - 2nd Ward

Term Expires: December 2028

Committees:

  • Cable 3 Joint Powers Board
  • Compensation Committee
  • Cross Cultural Advisory Committee
  • Facade Improvement Committee
  • Ice Arena Planning
  • Joint Jurisdictional Planning Commission
  • Liquor and Gambling Committee
  • Water and Light Commission

Chris Kielblock

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Council Member - 1st Ward

Term Expires: December 2028

Committees:

  • Airport Advisory Board
  • Compensation Committee
  • Economic Development Subcommittee
  • Planning Commission
  • Revolving Loan Fund
  • Traffic and Safety Committee
  • Transit Board - Joint Powers
  • Worthington Rediscovered Subcommittee

 

Mike Kuhle

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Council Member - 2nd Ward

Term Expires: December 2026

Committees:

  • Convention and Visitors Bureau Financial
  • Economic Development Subcommittee
  • Housing and Redevelopment Authority
  • Ice Arena Planning
  • Lake Improvement Committee
  • Okabena-Ocheda-Bella Clean Water Partnership
  • Prairie Justice Center - City/County Joint Building                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Dennis Weber

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Council Member -At Large

Term Expires: December 2028

Committees:

  • City/County/School Joint Powers Board
  • Facade Improvement Committee
  • Memorial Auditorium Advisory Board
  • Park and Recreation Advisory Board
  • Prairie Justice Center - City/County Joint Building
  • Transit Board - Joint Powers
  • YMCA
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