The city is governed by a Mayor and six (6) Council Members, each is elected to a four year term. Council Members run for one (1) of six (6 ) positions. The positions are not tied to precincts or certain areas of the city but when running for office the candidates must declare which seat they intend to fill. This type of election means that the candidates are actually running against one another for a particular seat on the council, rather than candidates with the most votes automatically winning a seat as is done in most cities throughout Idaho. In order to maintain a certain amount of continuity on the council, the terms of each position are staggered so that no more than 4 council seats and the Mayor’s seat are contested in the same election year.
 | Mayor Rod Plank Mayor Plank was appointed to finish out Mac Pooler’s term, he was re-elected in 2025. Prior to being appointed as Mayor Rod had a career as an officer for Kellogg Police Department and Undersheriff for the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. He also worked for the City of Kellogg as the Sewer Project Manager during the city-wide sewer line replacement project. |
  | Council President Terry Douglas Terry Douglas was elected to Position # 5 in 1999. He has been re-elected to this position in each election since 2003. He previously served on the City Council during the planning and construction of the Silver Mountain Gondola. He is currently the Chairman of the Administration & Personnel Committee, the Depot Building Committee, and the Traffic Safety Committee. He is the owner of Kellogg Moving & Storage in Kellogg. |
  | Council Member Dennis Norris Dennis Norris is served in # 4 since 1998 and was re-elected in 2025. He was the Manager of the Central Shoshone County Water District until his retirement in 2018. He serves on the Administrative & Personnel Committee, Public Works Committee, and as Chair of the Building & P&Z Committee. |
  | Council Member Ron Mercado Ron Mercado was appointed to Position # 1 in since June of 2008 and re-elected in 2025. Ron was previously self-employed in the logging business and recently retired from McGillivray Environmental of Osburn. He is serving on the Police Committee, Administrative/Personnel Committee, and as Chair of the Public Works Committee. |
  | Council Member Scott Haney Scott Haney was appointed to Position # 6 in January 2026. Scott graduated from Baylor University in 1995 and St. Mary’s School of Law in 1999. He moved to Idaho in 2018, owns Silver Streak Zipline and Fowl Mouths in Wallace. His wife owns the Longshot Saloon in Kellogg. He is serving on the Building & P&Z Committee, and the IT Committee. |
  | Council Member Lori Teeters Lori Teeters was elected to Position #3 in 2021, and was re-elected in 2025. Lori moved to the Silver Valley with her husband in 2018. She is currently working as the Office Manager of Central Shoshone County Water District. She is serving on the Police Committee, Depot Building Committee, and as Chair of the IT Committee. |
 | Council Member Jenifer Cardenas Jenifer was elected to Position # 2 in 2023 and was re-elected in 2025. She moved to Idaho in 1992 and moved to the Silver Valley in 2022. Jenifer is a self-employed property manager and insurance salesperson. She is serving on the Public Works Committee, Building & P&Z Committee, and as the Council Representative on the Library Board. |