Council Meetings, Members, and Citizen Engagement
The Springfield City Council holds two regular meetings each month. A Workshop Meeting is held on the 1st Wednesday of each month and is dedicated to discussion, planning, and information sharing; no formal action or voting takes place at this meeting.
Regular Council Meetings, where official business and voting occur, are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Meetings are held at 5:00pm at the Springfield Area Community Center, unless otherwise noted.
City Council Address
Meetings
1st & 3rd Wednesday of Each Month
Springfield Area Community Center
5:00PM
The Springfield City Council Members
Springfield City Council Mayor
Lowell Helget
lowell.helget@springfieldmn.org
Term Expires December 2028
Council Members
Josh Anderson
josh.anderson@springfieldmn.org
Term Expires December 2028
Nick Klisch
nick.klisch@springfieldmn.org
Term Expires December 2028
Jeanette Pidde
jeanette.pidde@springfieldmn.org
Term Expires December 2026
Shelley Frantz
shelley.frantz@springfieldmn.org
Term Expires December 2026
Citizen's Forum Policy
The purpose of a Citizen's Forum is to provide residents an opportunity to present their views, concerns, and feedback to the City Council in an organized manner.
Citizen's Forum Policy - General Guidelines
Request to Speak:
Written request must be submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours in advance of scheduled meeting and must contain full name, address, topic of discussion.
Drop off or send request to: City of Springfield, Minnesota, 2 E. Central St. Springfield, MN 56087
Meeting Participation Guideline
- Respectful Feedback: Disruptive or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated.
- No Action on New Request: Any new requests will not be acted upon during the same meeting it was presented.
- Single Spokesperson: If a group of individuals or several members of an organization wish to speak on the same topic, the Clerk will request that they select one spokesperson to represent their collective view.
- TIME LIMIT: Individuals will be allocated 2 minutes, and a spokesperson will be allocated 4 minutes.