City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
City Hall  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Monday, December 1, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Pre-Council  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
The City Council met on December 1, 2025 at approximately 5:00 p.m. in Conference  
Room 1A/1B of City Hall, 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri.  
7 - Buffaloe, Foster, Waterman, Peters, Carroll, Sample, and Elwood  
Present:  
This item is open to the public: Motion for the City Council to go into  
closed session to discuss:  
-Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public  
governmental body and confidential or privileged communications between  
a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys  
pursuant to Section 610.021(1) RSMo.  
-Sealed bids and related documents, until the bids are opened; and  
sealed proposals and related documents or any documents related to a  
negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals are  
rejected pursuant to Section 610.021(12) RSMo.  
-Leasing, purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body  
where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal  
consideration therefor pursuant to Section 610.021(2) RSMo.  
-Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a  
public governmental body when personal information about the employee  
is discussed or recorded pursuant to Section 610.021(3) RSMo.  
-Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or  
records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment pursuant to  
Section 610.021(13) RSMo.  
At approximately 5:01 p.m., Mayor Buffaloe made a motion for the City Council of  
the City of Columbia, Missouri, to immediately go into a closed meeting in  
Conference Room 1A/1B of City Hall to discuss legal actions, causes of action or  
litigation involving a public governmental body and confidential or privileged  
communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and  
its attorneys pursuant to Section 610.021(1) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri;  
sealed proposals and related documents or any documents related to a  
negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals are rejected  
pursuant to Section 610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri; the leasing,  
purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body where public  
knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration  
therefor pursuant to Section 610.021(2) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri; the  
hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public  
governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed  
or recorded pursuant to Section 610.021(3) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri,  
and individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records  
pertaining to employees or applicants for employment pursuant to Section  
610.021(13) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. The motion was seconded by  
Council Member Waterman.  
This item is closed to the public: Closed Meeting in Conference Room  
1A/1B  
At approximately 5:02 p.m., the City Council went into closed session in Conference  
Room 1A/1B pursuant to RSMo Sections 610.021(1), (12), (2), (3) and (13).  
II. ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MAY WISH TO DISCUSS  
None.  
III. ADJOURNMENT  
The closed meeting adjourned at approximately 6:58 p.m.