City of Burnsville Government

In Burnsville, residents elect a mayor and four City Council Members – all at-large, and all with equal voting authority. All policy and legislative decisions are the responsibility of the council. The council delegates the administrative duties to a City Manager.

City Council
You may contact City Council members by emailing them individually or use the City Council Message Center to reach the entire City Council. Leave a voice mail message for the entire City Council at 952-895-4403 or email to entire City Council at burnsvillecouncil@burnsvillemn.gov.

• Mayor Elizabeth Kautz: elizabeth.kautz@burnsvillemn.gov
• Dan Gustafson: dan.gustafson@burnsvillemn.gov
• Dan Kealey: dan.kealey@burnsvillemn.gov
• Cara Schulz: cara.schulz@burnsvillemn.gov
• Vince Workman: vince.workman@burnsvillemn.gov

City Administration
The City Manager is appointed by the council and reports to the council. The manager is responsible for effective administration of City business in accordance with council decisions and management of City staff.

• Burnsville City Manager Gregg Lindberg: gregg.lindberg@burnsvillemn.gov

Planning Commission
The Burnsville Planning Commission is responsible for researching, reviewing and making recommendations on issues related to land use and development in the City. The Commission meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Economic Development Commission
The Economic Development Commission (EDC) is an advisory body to the City Council and the Economic Development Authority charged with the responsibility of researching, reviewing, and making recommendations on issues related to economic development. The Commission meets on the second Wednesday every other month at 6:30 p.m.

• To find out about current and proposed development projects in Burnsville, check out the Development Project Finder.
• To find a commercial property in Burnsville, check out the Commercial Property Finder.