The Kirkwood City Council in the Council Chamber beneath the City seal.
Seated, left to right: Council Member Mark McLean, Mayor Gibbons, and Council Member Justin Arnold.
Standing, left to right: Council Members Sheila Burkett, Gina Jaksetic, Deb Lavender, and Paul Schaefer.

Kirkwood City Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at Kirkwood City Hall, 139 South Kirkwood Road. Visit the calendar for agendas. Download the full printable 2026 City Council meeting schedule here. A time for public comments is provided for at the beginning of each meeting. To contact City Council members by email, click on the email link below their names. Click here to see a history of all Kirkwood City Council members.

City Clerk: Laurie Asche
Email: aschelb@kirkwoodmo.org
Phone: 314-822-5802
Fax: 314-822-5863

 For Mayor and City Council Public Contact Information, please click here. 

	Mayor: Liz Gibbons Phone: 314-822-5804 Elected Mayor: 2024-2028 Elected City Council: 2020-2024 Email: gibbonew@kirkwoodmo.org
	Justin Arnold Elected City Council:2026-2030 Email: arnoldjl@kirkwoodmo.org
	Sheila Burkett Elected City Council:2026-2030 Email: burketsa@kirkwoodmo.org
	Gina Jaksetic  Elected City Council: 2008-2016, 2024-2028 Email: jaksetgm@kirkwoodmo.org
	Deb Lavender Elected City Council:2026-2030 Email: lavenddj@kirkwoodmo.org
	Mark McLean Elected City Council: 2024-2028 Email: mcleanmg@kirkwoodmo.org
	Paul Schaefer  Elected City Council: 2024-2028 Email: schaefpw@kirkwoodmo.org

About Kirkwood City Government

The City of Kirkwood’s Charter places administrative authority with the Chief Administrative Officer and legislative and policy-making authority with the City Council. The Mayor and six Council members are elected at large, meaning they serve all residents of Kirkwood equally.