The City of Hopkins uses the council-manager form of municipal government.
The Hopkins City Council is responsible for enacting City legislation and defining policy for the operations of the City. The Council consists of one mayor (elected for a two-year term) and four Council members (four-year terms). The City of Hopkins does not have wards or districts. All members of the City Council are elected from the city at-large and therefore each member represents all of the residents of Hopkins.
