ABC Committee (3-year terms, 2-year terms for students)
Make recommendations to council on funding requests from 20% of City Sales Tax funds
- Dave Spann — (10/14/2025)
- Mary Ritter — (10/14/2025)
- Evan Evans (Chair) — (10/14/2023)
- Rose Mary Saner (Sec) — (10/14/2023)
- Kwynn Shelbourn — (10/14/2024)
- Bryan Doke — (10/14/2024)
- *Jocelyn Good — (9/15/2024)
- *Dakota Stutzman — (9/15/2023)
Airport Authority (elected positions – 6-year terms)
- Jason Good — (12/01/2028)
- Dave Spann — (12/01/2024)
- Bob Maxwell — (12/1/2024)
- Doug Pankowski — (12/1/2024)
- Bill Lentz — (12/1/2026)
Board of Adjustments (3-year term)
Consider zoning variances; one member (*) sits on Planning Commission)
- Josh Titus (alternate) — (1/1/2025)
- Heather Lutter — (1/1/2025)
- Donita Painter — (1/1/2026)
- Harlin Welch (*) — (1/1/2023)
- Doug Weiss — (1/1/2024)
- Shirley Crone (Sec) — (1/1/2024)
Board of Health (four members as per title, reorganize at first meeting in Dec. each year)
- Mayor: Joel Klammer
- President of Council: Dustin Barthel
- Physician: Dr. Mel Campbell
- Chief of Police: Brent Diebler
Cemetery Board (3-years terms)
Make recommendations to the City concerning general care, management and supervision plus rules on erecting monuments on cemetery lots.
- Shari Luther — (12/9/2024)
- Les Waits — (12/9/2025)
- Tony Allen — (12/9/2023)
- Bill Burchell — (12/9/2025)
- Jim Hoch — (12/9/2025)
Committee on Housing (3-year terms)
Make recommendations to City on any changes to housing guidelines and consider housing rehab applications.
- Jason Nelson — (4/8/2025)
- Ty Shelbourn — (4/8/2025)
- Jim Wagner (chair) — (4/8/2026)
- Jake Graff — (4/8/2024)
- Chris Lammers — (4/8/2024)
Community Redevelopment Authority (5-year terms)
Responsible for working with tax increment projects (tif), review all proposals, recommend issuance of tif bonds, provides terms and provisions of the bond, pledges revenues of the authority pursuant to community redevelopment law, authorize sale of the bond, provides for a grant and/or redevelopment contract.
- Mayor: Joel Klammer — (9/27/2023)
- County Treasurer: Bruce Mitchell — (9/27/2024)
- School Supt: Dale Hafer — (9/27/2025)
- NCDC Dir: Kristin Olson — (9/27/2025)
- Business Person: Pat Lentz — (9/27/2027)
Economic Reuse Plan Review Committee/LB 840 Loan Committee (3-year terms)
Loan Committee (Reuse Loan Program LB 840) review all financials, make recommendations to the council in regards to funding and terms of the loans.
- Kirk Peterson — (11/1/2025)
- Dane Sears — (11/1/2025)
- Jim Arens (chair) — (11/1/2023)
- Kathy Klammer — (11/1/2023)
- Bob Maxwell — (11/1/2023)
- Lisa Schroedl – Program Administrator/Ex-Oficio
Housing Authority (5-year terms)
Oversee the operation of Ainsworth Housing Authority (Park Homes).
- Judy Walton — (8/7/2026)
- Earl Brown — (8/7/2027)
- Alane Lentz — (8/7/2023)
- Gerry Carr — (8/7/2024)
- Diane Syfie — (8/7/2025)
- Mary Jo Huey (resident) — (8/7/2025)
- Kathy Papstein (chair)
LB 840 Advisory Board (4-year terms)
Group of citizens (register Ainsworth City voters) who will review function and progress of the economic development program and advise City Council regarding the program. Meet regularly as required to review the program and report to the City Council at least once every six-month period on its findings and suggestions at a public hearing called for that purpose.
- Marcus Fairhead (chair) — (3/8/2025)
- Roger Lechtenberg — (3/8/2025)
- Mark Kovar — (3/8/2025)
- Jennifer Schuett — (3/8/2026)
- Lacey Marbry –(3/8/2026)
- Kristin Olson (sec) — (3/8/2026)
Library Board (4-year terms)
Oversee operation of the library.
- Alane Lentz — (4/30/2024)
- Todd Flynn — (4/30/2024)
- Luke Hitchcock — (4/30/2024)
- Stacey Gilliland — (4/30/2026)
- Phyllis Leach — (4/30/2026)
- Gail Irwin (sec.)
Municipal Golf Course Foundation Account Committee (6-year terms)
Account setup through the Brown County Foundation. Money donated to this account is to assist the City of Ainsworth owned golf course in improving infrastructure and purchasing maintenance equipment of the course. Infrastructure projects are improvements to the grounds such as watering system, cart paths and maintenance of equipment storage sheds (does not include structures such as clubhouse, rental cart sheds).
- Jerry Ehlers (sec.) — (1/1/2029)
- Scott Steinhauser — (1/1/2023)
- Joel Klammer (Treas.) — (1/1/2025)
- Mark Kozisek (chair) — (1/1/2025)
- Rod Worrell — (1/1/2027)
Park Board (3-year terms) (established 6/2014, 5 members: 4 city residents, 1 outside city)
Authority to adopt rules and regulations for efficient management of city parks and other recreational areas of the city.
- Brian Delimont (chair) — (1/1/2025)
- Brandon Evans — (1/1/2026)
- Robert France — (1/1/2026)
- Bruce Papstein — (1/1/2024)
- Cody Goochey — (1/1/2024)
- Katie Painter (director)
Planning Commission (3-year terms)
Make recommendations to City on comprehensive development plan, building codes, subdivision development, annexation of territory of zoning.
- Lance Schipporeit (sec.) — (12/2/2024)
- Devron Crawford — (12/2/2023)
- Harlin Welch (chair) — (12/2/2025)
- Rick Goochey — (12/2/2023)
- Kent Taylor — (12/2/2025)
Sellors-Barton Cabin Advisory Board (3-year terms)
Make recommendations to City on any needs that may arise in the operation/maintenance.
- Brian Johnson — (4/12/2025)
- Carolyn Schipporeit — (4/12/2025)
- Audrey Wilson — (4/12/2023)
- Nichole Flynn — (4/12/2026)
- Les Waits — (4/12/2023)
- Carol Larson (sec.) — (4/12/2024)