City of Owatonna

Founded in 1854, Owatonna is now a city of just over 25,000 people, and is the heart and the heartbeat of a greater community known as Southern Minnesota. Owatonna is known for its quality of life, and your City Government is committed to maintaining that high quality and improving it.

…where progress and history entwine

New Emergency Notification System The CodeRed™ system provides city officials with the ability to provide pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire city.  Residents and businesses located within the city limits are encouraged to sign up for CodeRed™ to be sure they receive timely emergency notifications when alerts are issued. (Click here to enroll)		Owatonna Partners for Economic Development
		Hospital for Sale

Minnesota state law – chapter 156 of the Session Laws of 2005 – requires that “a city or county

with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest-paid employees.” For the City of Owatonna, titles and salaries as of January 1, 2010 are:

• City Administrator – $100,425
• City Engineer – $92,642
• Chief of Police – $92,642

Date of publication: February 16, 2010