06/03/2023 Minutes - Council RetreatCITY OF
GRAND �ISLAND
City Council Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
City Hall
100 East First Street
Council Retreat of June 3, 2023
9:00 AM
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Study Session Meeting of the City Council of
the City of Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted in the Reynolds Multipurpose Room, Stuhr
Museum, 3133 U.S. Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE, on June 3, 2023. Notice of the meeting was
given in The Grand Island Independent on May 27, 2023. Mayor Roger G. Steele called the
meeting to order at 9:00 AM. The following City Council members were present: Mike Paulick,
Michelle Fitzke, Mark Stelk, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jack Sheard, Bethany Guzinski
and Chuck Haase. Councilmembers Maggie Mendoza and Jason Conley were absent. The
following City Officials were present: Interim City Administrator Laura McAloon.
2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Presentation and Training for Elected Officials
L. Lynn Rex, Executive Director of the League of Nebraska Municipalities, provided training to
the Mayor and City Council on the Open Public Meetings laws. Additional information on future
training opportunities was provided, and all elected officials were provided with written
materials on public records, records retention and civil discourse between elected officials and
citizens.
b. Goal Setting Exercise
Interim City Administrator McAloon took the Mayor and Council through a series of questions
and interactive exercises intended to develop common interests and provide staff with an initial
set of broad goals for the next five years. A list of potential goals for the next five years and for
the next year was developed and will be further reviewed and refined in a future study session
meeting. Council members also requested another retreat following the hiring of the City
Administrator and with department heads in attendance.
3. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 2:07 p.m.
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City Clerk