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 Will Rahjes
Jeff Kennedy
Verlin Janssen
Jay Richeson
J Buddenberg
Airport Authority
Mike Bacon
Dave Collins
Richard Fiese
Lori Hoesel
Dean Kugler
Roger Tederman
Standing Committees and Boards
| Board of Adjustment | Term | Cemetery Board | Term | |
| Dan Yancy | 2024 | Connie Sitorius | 2024 | |
| Linda Rodine | 2024 | Dee Miller | 2024 | |
| Dick Nelson | 2024 | Brent Block | 2025 | |
| Kent Kline – Alternate | 2025 | Kim Kitzing | 2026 | |
| Hal Fecht (P & Z Rep) | 2026 | Ervin Haynes | 2026 | |
| Linda Bowman | 2026 | |||
| Board of Health | Housing Authority | Term | ||
| Will Rahjes, Mayor | Kyle Fornoff | 2024 | ||
| Chief Randell Olson | Cindy Soller | 2024 | ||
| Jeff Kennedy | Joni Birnie | 2025 | ||
| Dr. Garret Shaw | Jill Rubenthaler | 2026 | ||
| Brennon Malcom | 2027 | |||
| Chevas Shaw | 2028 | |||
| Library Board | Term | Planning/Zoning Committee | Term | |
| Ernie Blecha | 2024 | Roger Koehler | 2024 | |
| Sue Ostergard | 2024 | Hal Fecht | 2025 | |
| Mary Lou Clark | 2025 | Jo Fuller | 2025 | |
| Shanna Keiser | 2026 | Marcy Slack | 2025 | |
| Rita Thomalla | 2027 | Logan Ricely | 2026 | |
| Jason Wagner | 2026 | |||
| Tanner Focken | 2026 | |||
| Park & Recreation Board | Tree Board | Term | ||
| Ellen Mortensen | 2024 | Dave Zorn | 2024 | |
| Alec Foster | 2024 | Dan Frerichs | 2025 | |
| Marc Mroczec | 2024 | Kim Slack | 2025 | |
| Alicia Knust | 2024 | Nate Baker (C) | 2025 | |
| Kayla Paul | 2024 | Mark Brand | 2025 | |
| Jeff Kennedy | 2026 | |||
| Kathleen Hartman | 2026 | |||
| Community Redevelopment Authority | Term |
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Term | |
| Joyce Hudson | 2024 | Travis Anderson | ||
| Joe Libal | 2025 | Morgan Fornoff | ||
| Randy Waskowiak | 2025 | Mishayla Freburg | ||
| Aaron Colwell | 2026 | Dave Zorn | ||
| Dr. Ashton Hecox | 2027 | Mikael Harrop | ||
| City Administrator | Ex-Off | |||
| City Clerk | Ex-Off | |||
| REDLG Re-Use | ||||
| Mayor | ||||
| City Administrator | (S) | |||
| Morgan Fornoff | 2026 | |||
Other Current Committees
| Downtown Revitalization Committee | |||
| Anne Anderson | |||
| Gary Greer | |||
| Joyce Hudson | |||
| Jeff Kennedy | |||
| Steve Peterson | |||
| Tim Strauser | |||
| Andrea McClintoc | |||
