The City of Redwood Falls is a home-rule charter city governed by a mayor and five council members; all of whom are elected to staggered, four-year terms. Three council members are elected from each of three wards, or election districts, and two council members are elected at-large. All regular city elections are held in conjunction with the state and federal general elections in even-numbered years.
The City Council holds regular meetings the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 333 South Washington Street in Redwood Falls. A recording of the most recent City Council meeting will be played on the local public access channel (Mediacom channel 8 and Nuvera channel 1 or 903) every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

City Council
Members
Tom Quackenbush
Mayor
(Term ends Dec 2026)
On January 2nd, 2019, Tom was sworn in as Mayor and re-elected in 2022. Tom is the Plant Manager for Daktronics in Redwood Falls.
tquackenbush@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Denise Kerkhoff
First Ward Council Member
(Term ends Dec 2028)
Appointed February 5th, 2019, elected in 2020, re-elected in 2024. Denise is employed by Redwood County as the Crime Victim Services Coordinator in the Redwood County Attorney’s office.
dkerkhoff@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Matt Smith
Second Ward Council Member
(Term ends Dec 2028)
Appointed January 5th, 2016, elected in 2016, re-elected in 2020 and 2024. Matt is an Edward Jones Financial Advisor and a retired Minnesota State Trooper. Matt currently serves as the City Council President.
msmith@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Larry Arentson
Third Ward Council Member
(Term ends Dec 2026)
Appointed January 7th, 2017 and elected in 2018 and 2022. Larry is a retired Safety & Compliance Manager at Farmward Cooperative.
larentson@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Shannon Guetter
At-large Council Member
(Term ends Dec 2028)
Elected to the City Council in 2024. Shannon is a Realtor with RE/MAX.
sguetter@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us
Jim Sandgren
At-large Council Member
(Term ends Dec 2026)
Elected in November 2006 and re-elected in November 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Jim is an employee of Redwood County where he serves as Emergency Management Director.
jsandgren@ci.redwood-falls.mn.us