Government
The City of Hugoton is led by a mayor-council form of government with the council consisting of five members elected to four-year terms. The mayor is also elected for a four-year term.
Appointed officials must be reappointed annually.
Elected Officials
Mayor | Jack E Rowden | Term expires January 2024 |
Council | Dean Banker | Term expires January 2022 |
Dan Corpening | Term expires January 2022 | |
Brad Niehues | Term expires January 2022 | |
Frankie Thomas | Term expires January 2024 | |
Jason Teeter | Term expires January 2024 |
Appointed Officials
City Attorney | Wayne Tate |
City Clerk | Carrie L. Baeza |
Judge of the Municipal Court | Paula J. Sosa |
City Treasurer | Lucila Santillan |
Police Chief | Courtney Leslie |
Building Inspector | Joshua Grubbs |
Outside Utilities Supervisor | Paul Nordyke |
Electric System Supervisor | Gary Rowden |
The governing body has regularly scheduled monthly meetings on the first Monday after the fourth day of each month at 5:15 p.m. The meetings are held in the council room located in the basement in the city office building at 631 South Main, Hugoton.
Community residents are welcome to attend the regular meetings of the council. Anyone wishing to be included on the agenda for a meeting should contact City Clerk Carrie L. Baeza at the City Office during normal business hours at 620-544-8531. Minutes from the monthly meetings are available to the public in print form at the City Clerk's office, or they can be accessed on this website.
PAST MAYORS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON
(The City of Hugoton did not function from 1892-1912. Stevens County operated the city government.)
- 1887-1888 C.L. HARLAN
- 1888-1889 B.E. STEHLE
- 1889-1890 JAMES JOSLIN
- 1890-1891 JOHN COLE
- 1891-1892 R.C. CRAWFORD
- 1912-1917 E.R. KINGERY
- 1917-1919 H.B. WHEATON
- 1919-1925 R.L. SMITH
- 1925-1927 F.M. JOHNSON
- 1927-1933 U.G. CHARLES
- 1933-1935 N.J. MADDEN
- 1935-1937 H.I. MCBEE
- 1937-1941 JOHN F. FULKERSON
- 1941-1943 HARRY LIGHTCAP
- 1943-1947 JOHN F. FULKERSON
- 1947-1949 L.A. BARNES
- 1949-1953 VIRGIL PARKER
- 1953-1956 W.F. RAMEY
- 1956-1957 G.D. THOMPSON
- 1957-1961 RAYMOND MOORE
- 1961-1963 DANNY THOMPSON
- 1963-1965 EARL BIGBEE
- 1965-1969 PHILIP PARSONS
- 1969-1971 EARL BIGBEE
- 1971-1975 ROBERT BROWN
- 1975-1983 PAUL L. THOMAS
- 1983-1987 ROBERT R. GILL
- .1987-1995 TOM L. GREENWAY
- 1995-2007 NEAL R. GILLESPIE
- 2007-Pres. JACK E. ROWDEN
- 1887-1889 A. CAMPBELL
- 1889-1890 R.C. CRAWFORD
- 1890-1892 THOMAS MARTIN
- 1912-1913 W.B. CRAWFORD
- 1913-1913 S.A. COFFMAN
- 1913-1914 WW. HAYWARD
- 1914-1915 C.F. BELL
- 1915-1917 E.B. MCCONNELL
- 1917-1920 JOHN A. FIRMAN
- 1920-1933 C.F. BELL
- 1933-1935 J.S. BROLLIER
- 1935-1936 I.B. ERWIN
- 1936-1937 R.L. JOHNSON
- 1937-1972 DON M. BRUBAKER
- 1972-1972 LOUIS E. DUGGAN
- 1972-1972 J.F. HARRIS
- 1972-1978 RALPH F. PETERSON
- 1978-2018 THOMAS G. HICKS
- 2018-PRES. CARRIE L. BAEZA
PAST CITY ATTORNEYS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON
(Some dates are missing from the records)
- 1913-1915 F.A. MCCOY
- 1923-???? W.E. EDDY
- 1933-1935 C.T. PARKER
- 1935-???? L.L. MORGAN
- 1949-???? J.S. BROLLIER
- 1955-1987 BERNARD NORDLING
- 1987-2003 ERICK E. NORDLING
- 2003-Pres WAYNE TATE