Elected Offices
The City of Gothenburg is represented by a Mayor and four City Council Members. The Mayor is elected at-large to four-year terms. Council members are also elected to four-year terms from wards; which are the East Ward and the West Ward. There are two Council Persons (one from each ward) elected every two years.
Mayor and City Council
Mayor Verlin Janssen
Lonnie Warner
Aaron Colwell
Jay Richeson
J Buddenberg
Standing Committees and Boards
| Board of Adjustment | Term | Cemetery Board | Term | |
| Hal Fecht (P & Z Rep) | 2026 | Kim Kitzing | 2026 | |
| Linda Bowman | 2026 | Alex Ballmer | 2026 | |
| Dan Yancy | 2027 | Casey Metzger | 2027 | |
| Linda Rodine | 2027 | Dee Miller | 2027 | |
| Dick Nelson | 2027 | Patrick Moore | 2028 | |
| Kent Kline – Alternate | 2028 | |||
| Board of Health | Housing Authority | Term | ||
| Verlin Janssen, Mayor | Jill Rubenthaler | 2026 | ||
| Chief Randell Olson | Brennon Malcom | 2027 | ||
| Jeff Kennedy | Chevas Shaw | 2028 | ||
| Dr. Garret Shaw | Kyle Fornoff | 2029 | ||
| Cindy Soller | 2029 | |||
| Joni Birnie | 2030 | |||
| Library Board | Term | Planning/Zoning Committee | Term | |
| Shanna Keiser | 2026 | Marcy Slack | 2025 | |
| Rita Thomalla | 2027 | Logan Ricely | 2026 | |
| Sue Ostergard | 2028 | Jason Wagner | 2026 | |
| Karman Keith | 2028 | Tanner Focken | 2026 | |
| Mary Lou Clark | 2029 | Roger Koehler | 2027 | |
| Hal Fecht | 2028 | |||
| Casey Metzger | 2028 | |||
| Park & Recreation Board | Tree Board | Term | ||
| Ellen Mortensen | 2027 | Jeff Kennedy | 2026 | |
| Alec Foster | 2027 | Kathleen Hartman | 2026 | |
| Marc Mroczek | 2027 | Dave Zorn | 2027 | |
| Caresse Ross | 2027 | Dan Frerichs | 2028 | |
| Kayla Paul | 2027 | Kim Slack | 2028 | |
| Nate Baker (C) | 2028 | |||
| Mark Brand | 2028 | |||
| Community Redevelopment Authority | Term |
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| Shane Bryant | 2026 | Jesse Ambler | ||
| Dr. Ashton Hecox | 2027 | Mishayla Freburg | ||
| Joyce Hudson (C) | 2029 | Caroline Scott | ||
| Joe Libal | 2030 | Morgan Fornoff | ||
| Travis Anderson | 2030 | Dave Zorn | ||
| City Administrator | Ex-Off | |||
| City Clerk | Ex-Off | |||
| REDLG Re-Use | ||||
| Will Rahjes | 2026 | |||
| Morgan Fornoff | 2026 | |||
| City Administrator | (S) | |||
Other Current Committees
| Downtown Revitalization Committee | |||
| Anne Anderson | |||
| Gary Greer | |||
| Joyce Hudson | |||
| Jeff Kennedy | |||
| Steve Peterson | |||
| Tim Strauser | |||
| Andrea McClintoc | |||
