Hennepin County
Your government
Budget and finance
Open the books
Facilities
Find county locations
Get involved
Participate
Serve on a board, task force or committee
Have a voice in local government.
Read more about Serve on a board, task force or committee
Get an inside view on government
The Hennepin County Academy offers a unique opportunity to get an inside perspective on how county government works and to become engaged through a series of seven free interactive classes. Sessions meet on Wednesday evenings, 6:30 – 9 p.m., at various county facilities.
Read more about Get an inside view on government
Community Engagement
Find opportunities to connect with the county and other community members.
Read more about Community Engagement
Go Outside with Hennepin County
Attend free, family-friendly events this summer hosted by Hennepin County and the mpls downtown council.
Read more about Go Outside with Hennepin County
Hennepin Gallery
See a variety of fine arts and educational displays that are free and open to the public.
Read more about Hennepin GalleryLeadership
Guiding the county
District 1
Jeffrey Lunde
District 2
Irene Fernando
District 3
Marion Greene
District 4
Angela Conley
District 5
Debbie Goettel
District 6
Heather Edelson
District 7
Kevin Anderson
County Attorney
Mary Moriarty
Sheriff
Dawanna Witt
Ongoing events and information
Open government
Transparency and collaboration
Information for the public
Accessibility – Learn about the county's commitment to accessibility
Ask for data – Ask for government data related to an individual or county services
GIS open data – Data includes address points, county parcels and centerlines
Data breaches – Learn more about the county's response
Ordinances
Protecting quality of life
Proposed ordinance changes
Ordinance 9 - Emergency medical services
Business
- Aggregate removal tax (Ordinance 8)
- Approval of condominium plats (Ordinance 11)
- County licenses, procedures – criminal penalty (Ordinance 1)
Public health and safety
- Body art (Ordinance 23)
- Children’s camp (Ordinance 5)
- Emergency medical services (Ordinance 9)
- Food protection (Ordinance 3)
- Individual sewage treatment system standards (Ordinance 19)
- Juvenile curfew (Ordinance 16)
- Lodging establishments (Ordinance 6)
- Public health nuisance (Ordinance 25)
- Public swimming pool (Ordinance 4)
- Retail tobacco sales (Ordinance 21)
- Smoke-free (Ordinance 24)
- Special deputies to issue citations in lieu of arrest (Ordinance 14)
Public works
- County collected solid waste fee (Ordinance 18)
- County road right-of-way (Ordinance 22)
- Disposal (Ordinance 2)
- Hauler licensing (Ordinance 17)
- Hazardous waste management (Ordinance 7)
- Management fees (Ordinance 15)
- Source separation (Ordinance 13)
- Surcharge (Ordinance 10)
Specialty taxes
Overview
Learn about the county
Projects and initiatives
Learn about work that improves communities
Current projects
Children's Mental Health - System of Care
Community health improvement partnership
Continuum of Care partnership to end homelessness
Efficient Buildings Collaborative
Hennepin County Climate Action
Hennepin County disparity reduction
Hennepin County Pathways Program
Hennepin-University Partnership
Joint Community Police Partnership
Justice behavioral health initiative
Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Program