Hutchinson is one of nine cities in McLeod County. A five-member McLeod County Board of Commissioners governs the county. Members are elected by district to staggered four-year terms.

The board meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 9 a.m. Meetings are in the commissioners’ board room in the basement of the County Courthouse, 830 11th St. E., Glencoe. Hutchinson residents can call the courthouse toll-free at (320) 587-4680.

The commissioners are:

Ray Bayerl, Lester Prairie, First District, term expires January 2009, (320) 485-2181;

Kermit Terlinden, Glencoe, Second District, term expires January 2011, (320) 864-3738;

Grant Knutson, Hutchinson, Third District, term expires January 2009, (320) 587-9108;

Sheldon Nies, Hutchinson, Fourth District, term expires January 2011, (320) 587-5117; and

Bev Wangerin, Hutchinson, Fifth District, term expires January 2009, (320) 587-6869.