(L - R) City Manager Adam Homes, Councillor Rick Fettis, Councillor Seth MacNaughton, Councillor Tara Muntain, Mayor Glenn George, Councillor Brian Enge,  Councillor Adrian Bourgeois, and Councillor Trent Mitchell.

Melfort City Council consists of a Mayor and six Councillors, elected for a term of four years. Each member of Council represents the community as a whole and all decisions of Council are by majority vote. Council is responsible for setting City policy, which is implemented and administered by the City Manager.

The function and authority of City Council is defined in The Cities Act, and other applicable legislation, and includes both duties and mandatory obligations, such as setting the annual budget and mill rate; and discretionary powers, such as control over zoning, licensing, building standards and many other city services.