Editing Kasson, Minnesota (section)

==Government==
The City of Kasson utilizes a city council/city administrator form of government with a mayor and four city council members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofkasson.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B68427B12-ED74-4AAC-A30F-18CF8D39B060%7D |title=City of Kasson, Minnesota -- City Council and Commissions |access-date=2010-01-31 |archive-date=2010-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723195804/http://www.cityofkasson.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B68427B12-ED74-4AAC-A30F-18CF8D39B060%7D |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Two council members and the mayor are elected every two years via a citywide vote. Among its primary duties, the City Council makes laws, sets policies, adopts budgets and oversees a wide-ranging agenda for the community. The City Administrator is appointed by the City Council to implement these initiatives. This official heads the administrative branch of city government and directs all city operations, projects and programs.

Various advisory boards and commissions provide information and makes recommendations to the City Council. These include the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Park & Recreation Commission, the Economic Development Authority, and the Library Board.