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Council adopts updated mission, vision and values statement with language edits
2102844 · January 11, 2025
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Summary
After amendments and debate over wording ("waterfront" vs. "marine"), the City Council adopted an updated mission/vision/values statement to guide city priorities; council members requested final edits before publication.
The Des Moines City Council approved an updated mission, vision and values statement on Jan. 9, following a motion to adopt and a subsequent amendment to a sentence to reference “waterfront” rather than “marine.”
What happened Councilmember Nadine moved to approve the city’s mission/vision/values document as drafted; the…
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