Law and Government
Sun Prairie has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected at large every odd-numbered year. The current mayor, John Murray, was elected in April 2011.
The city council consists of eight alderpersons, who along with the mayor, make up the Common Council. There are four aldermanic districts, with two alderpersons per district, each serving for two-year terms over alternating years. The Council manages the city's budget and financial operations and determines the salaries of all officers and employees of the city.
Sun Prairie has a full-time city administrator, who is responsible for the administration of the city government in accordance with the policies established by the Common Council. Other city officers consist of Assistant Administrator, City Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Municipal Judge, Police Chief and Fire Chief.
Representative Gary Hebl and Senator Mark F. Miller represent the City of Sun Prairie in the Wisconsin State Legislature. At the federal level, the City of Sun Prairie is represented by Ron Johnson (R) and Herb Kohl (D) in the U.S. Senate and Tammy Baldwin (D) in the House of Representatives.
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