Meet Our Mayor and Council
Mission & Strategic Plan
The City of Dayton’s mission is to promote a thriving community and to provide residents with a safe and pleasant place to live while preserving our rural character, creating connections to our natural resources, and providing customer service that is efficient, fiscally responsible, and responsive.
To view brief biographies of the Council Members including their thoughts on City topics as well as fun facts, please click on their name.
Note: Council terms are four years, and Mayor term is two years.
City Council Meetings
The Dayton City Council regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings begin at 6:30 pm and are held at Dayton City Hall. Please contact Zach Doud, City Administrator, at 763-323-4010 for information related to City Council. The agenda packets and meeting minutes are available to view online or at City Hall.
If you would like to be included in the distribution of the Council packet, please email abenting@daytonmn.gov and request to be added to the Council packets. Packets will be emailed out on the Thursday before the Council meeting. You can also request to come off the distribution list the same way.
Please note: For anyone who wants to participate in open forum or comment on an item, you will need to download zoom prior to the meeting. Please click the following link to download zoom. https://zoom.us/ After you have downloaded zoom, you will need to click the correct date on the community calendar to find the zoom link for the meeting. During this webinar you will be able to raise your hand and when the Mayor allows we will give you the opportunity to speak. You will also be able to type out a comment or question if you do not want to speak. Please see community calendar and click the link to join the zoom webinar.
Any changes to times or additional meetings can be found on our website calendar.