Jefferson City Council, staff get to work at retreat

Panel discusses priorities for year

Almost one month after Jefferson City's newly elected mayor and council members were sworn in, the entire council and select members of city staff spent the better part of Saturday determining what the priorities will be for both the coming year and beyond during its yearly retreat.

The day primarily consisted of three main portions, in which council members determined what the priorities were for their specific ward, for the city in the short term and for the city in the long term.

While there were a wide variety of issues mentioned from each ward, one of the consistent themes of the day was for a renewed emphasis on ....