City Officials
Mayor - Keith Swenson [email protected]
Council - Randy Tiegs [email protected]
Council - Troy Koester [email protected]
Council - Amy Hardel [email protected]
Council - Lisa Steinborn [email protected]
City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer - Tim Pautsch [email protected]
Chief of Police - Eric Karels [email protected]
Water Superintendent - People Service, Inc., Lee Ortloff, [email protected] 612-636-2434
Public Works - Bruce Gustafson
Fire Chief - Randy Tiegs
Community Facilities - Amy Hardel & Lisa Steinborn
Planning and Zoning Commission (PZ) - Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel, Arielle Yahnke, Phil Wessberg, Jeff DuCharme
Economic Development (EDA) - Keith Swenson, Connor Wigand, Jeff Steinborn, Rod Engel, Amy Hardel
Henderson Area Fire District Joint Powers: Lisa Steinborn, Keith Swenson
Nuisance/Health Officer (s): Henderson Police Department/Mayor
Acting Mayor - Amy Hardel
Emergency Management/Civil Defense Director - Tom Phillips
Henderson Library Board - Cindy Jackelen, Lisa Steinborn, Jerry Johnson, Beth Cornish, Barb Miller, Tosha Anderson (Director)
Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society: Lon Berberich, Keith Swenson
Personnel Committee: Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel
Street/Equipment: Randy Tiegs, Troy Koester
Parks/Trail Committee/Tree Board: Randy Tiegs, Lucy Meyer, Troy Koester, Marsha Parrott, Jeff DuCharme
Telecommunications: Keith Swenson, Randy Tiegs
LS-H Community Education/Recreation
Henderson Area Chamber Representative: Amy Hardel
Henderson Heritage Preservation - Jeff Steinborn, John Anderson, Beth Cornish, Liaison Amy Hardel
City Attorney - Jason Moran
City Assessor - Sibley County Assessor/Open book in Henderson
Equalization Committee: Randy Tiegs and Amy Hardel-certified
City Auditor - Abdo, Eick, & Meyers
Internal Controls- Mayor, City Council, and city staff with specific duties for
Payroll - Troy Koester
Utility Bills- Randy Tiegs, Lisa Steinborn
Bills, budget, audit/EOM/EOQ/EOY- Amy Hardel, Randy Tiegs
Trails Task Force - Jeff Steinborn, Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel, Martha Wavrin, Danielle Buesgens
Denny Graham, Terry Bovee, Troy Koester, David Rice, Doug Thomas.
Both the Hometown and First State Banks of Henderson are designated as official depositories for city funds for 2025, with checking and/or investment accounts to be established in both banks at the discretion of the City Treasurer.
Insurance: Community Insurance of Henderson
Henderson Independent as the official newspaper
Building Inspector: Jim Bauman
Well and Tower Contracts: Thein and Water Tower Tank & Repair
Evolution Media -manages website, social media
Don Boehne Construction and Chase Boehne Snow Removal
Nuisance/Health Officer (s): Henderson Police Department/Mayor/Building Inspector/other Appropriate Personnel-Many duties determined by statute
Other information
Franchise fees from: Metro-net, Mediacom-Cable TV; Xcel Electric, MN Valley Electric (service to Mapleridge) and Northwest Natural Gas. Various firms provide Internet/Fiber (at a minimum 3 Fiber optic lines in the City of Henderson) with no franchise fees.
Sibley County Commissioners
District 1 - Peter Koch
District 2 - Christian Lilienthal
District 3 - Lyle Grochow
District 4 - Keith Hennen
District 5 - Steve Saxton
Minnesota House and Senate
District 17B Bobbie Harder
District 17 - Glen Gruenhagen
Council - Randy Tiegs [email protected]
Council - Troy Koester [email protected]
Council - Amy Hardel [email protected]
Council - Lisa Steinborn [email protected]
City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer - Tim Pautsch [email protected]
Chief of Police - Eric Karels [email protected]
Water Superintendent - People Service, Inc., Lee Ortloff, [email protected] 612-636-2434
Public Works - Bruce Gustafson
Fire Chief - Randy Tiegs
Community Facilities - Amy Hardel & Lisa Steinborn
Planning and Zoning Commission (PZ) - Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel, Arielle Yahnke, Phil Wessberg, Jeff DuCharme
Economic Development (EDA) - Keith Swenson, Connor Wigand, Jeff Steinborn, Rod Engel, Amy Hardel
Henderson Area Fire District Joint Powers: Lisa Steinborn, Keith Swenson
Nuisance/Health Officer (s): Henderson Police Department/Mayor
Acting Mayor - Amy Hardel
Emergency Management/Civil Defense Director - Tom Phillips
Henderson Library Board - Cindy Jackelen, Lisa Steinborn, Jerry Johnson, Beth Cornish, Barb Miller, Tosha Anderson (Director)
Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society: Lon Berberich, Keith Swenson
Personnel Committee: Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel
Street/Equipment: Randy Tiegs, Troy Koester
Parks/Trail Committee/Tree Board: Randy Tiegs, Lucy Meyer, Troy Koester, Marsha Parrott, Jeff DuCharme
Telecommunications: Keith Swenson, Randy Tiegs
LS-H Community Education/Recreation
Henderson Area Chamber Representative: Amy Hardel
Henderson Heritage Preservation - Jeff Steinborn, John Anderson, Beth Cornish, Liaison Amy Hardel
City Attorney - Jason Moran
City Assessor - Sibley County Assessor/Open book in Henderson
Equalization Committee: Randy Tiegs and Amy Hardel-certified
City Auditor - Abdo, Eick, & Meyers
Internal Controls- Mayor, City Council, and city staff with specific duties for
Payroll - Troy Koester
Utility Bills- Randy Tiegs, Lisa Steinborn
Bills, budget, audit/EOM/EOQ/EOY- Amy Hardel, Randy Tiegs
Trails Task Force - Jeff Steinborn, Keith Swenson, Amy Hardel, Martha Wavrin, Danielle Buesgens
Denny Graham, Terry Bovee, Troy Koester, David Rice, Doug Thomas.
Both the Hometown and First State Banks of Henderson are designated as official depositories for city funds for 2025, with checking and/or investment accounts to be established in both banks at the discretion of the City Treasurer.
Insurance: Community Insurance of Henderson
Henderson Independent as the official newspaper
Building Inspector: Jim Bauman
Well and Tower Contracts: Thein and Water Tower Tank & Repair
Evolution Media -manages website, social media
Don Boehne Construction and Chase Boehne Snow Removal
Nuisance/Health Officer (s): Henderson Police Department/Mayor/Building Inspector/other Appropriate Personnel-Many duties determined by statute
Other information
Franchise fees from: Metro-net, Mediacom-Cable TV; Xcel Electric, MN Valley Electric (service to Mapleridge) and Northwest Natural Gas. Various firms provide Internet/Fiber (at a minimum 3 Fiber optic lines in the City of Henderson) with no franchise fees.
Sibley County Commissioners
District 1 - Peter Koch
District 2 - Christian Lilienthal
District 3 - Lyle Grochow
District 4 - Keith Hennen
District 5 - Steve Saxton
Minnesota House and Senate
District 17B Bobbie Harder
District 17 - Glen Gruenhagen