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City Manager leads discussion on setting five to seven goals for Story City

Story City Mayor and Council Goal Planning Meeting · June 16, 2026
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Summary

Story City’s mayor and council met June 16 for a goal-planning session. Aaron Kooiker, city manager from Carroll, guided a discussion about setting five to seven priorities for the next one to two years; the transcript records no specific goals or formal votes.

Story City’s mayor and council convened June 16 for a Goal Planning Meeting at City Hall to begin shaping the city’s priorities for the next one to two years. Aaron Kooiker, city manager in Carroll, Iowa, guided the discussion on establishing five to seven overarching goals.

Mayor Mike Jensen called the session to order at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting record lists Administrator Jackson and council members Ostrem, Phillips, Solberg, O’Connor and Abrams as present. City staff in attendance included Street Superintendent Mike Wright; a Water/Wastewater Superintendent whose name was not specified in the transcript; Parks Superintendent Joe Lucas; City Clerk Heather Slifka; and Bertha Bartlett Library Director Tara Turner. Several community members were also listed as present.

According to the meeting record, the group focused on the process and timeframe for setting priorities rather than adopting or detailing particular objectives. The transcript states that the council discussed setting “five to seven goals” for Story City to guide the next one to two years, but it does not record specific goal text, formal motions, amendments or votes on any proposed items.

No formal actions or votes are recorded in the available transcript. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m., with Heather Slifka, City Clerk, and Mayor Mike Jensen shown on the attestation line.

Because the transcript does not list the specific goals discussed or any follow-up assignments, next steps and any formal adoption timeline were not specified in the record.