ebevins@newsandsentinel.com Parkersburg City Council President Zach Stanley, right, explains the format for a council workshop to discuss priorities for the coming year and the four-year term during a Committee of the Whole meeting Friday at the Municipal Building as Councilmen Austin Richards, left, and Chris Rexroad listen. (Photo by Evan Bevins) Parkersburg City Councilman Chris Rexroad writes down items fellow council members identify as concerns in their districts during a meeting of council’s Committee of the Whole on Friday at the Municipal Building. (Photo by Evan Bevins) Parkersburg City Councilman Bob Mercer speaks during a Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss council priorities Friday at the Municipal Building. (Photo by Evan Bevins)