Mission statement: “Improve and Protect Our Community”

Core priorities:

• Preserve, protect and enhance Okoboji as a primarily residential community with businesses located on the Highway 71 corridor
• Develop and maintain programs, which promote an environmentally safe and healthy community
• Promote and maintain communications with the citizen and tourist public using all forms of media
• Promote and maintain recreational facilities and programs in keeping with the needs of the public and the historic and current character of Okoboji
• Provide efficient stewardship of public resources through sound management, accepted fiscal policies and effective oversight
• Provide the highest level of Public Safety with well supported Police, Fire and emergency services
• Provide the highest level of City Services by means of a well funded and supported infrastructure