Leaders in Electric City are putting together items they want to talk about out of town.

At a 38-minute meeting of the Electric City Council last Tuesday night, members said they wanted to discuss short-term and long-term goals for the city.

A mission statement was suggested as a way to get council members moving together in the same direction.

The retreat will be held in the Grant County Public Works building near the Ephrata airport and will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Friday.

The meeting is open to the public and information and a map of the location will be available at Electric City’s city hall.

The 9 a.m. meeting will be spearheaded by Canfield & Associates, the city’s insurance broker.

At 10 a.m., City Attorney Katherine Kennison will discuss the role of council members in city government, and then emcee the remainder of the meeting.

“It’s an open meeting and anyone can attend,” Mayor Jerry Sands reminded the council.