City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
Council Chamber  
Columbia City Hall  
701 E. Broadway  
Monday, July 29, 2024  
2:30 PM  
Work Session  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at approximately 2:30 p.m.  
4 - Buffaloe, Foster, Waterman, and Meyer  
Present:  
Absent:  
2 - Lovelady, and Peters  
This item is open to the public: Motion for City Council to go into closed  
session to discuss:  
- 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.  
At approximately 2:36 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 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) of the  
Revised Statutes of Missouri. The motion was seconded by Council Member  
Foster.  
This item is closed to the public: Closed Meeting in Conference Room  
1A/1B  
At approximately 2:38 p.m., the City Council went into closed session in Conference  
Room 1A/1B pursuant to RSMo Section 610.021(12).  
This item is open to the public: Budget Work Session  
The open portion of the meeting began at approximately 3:07 p.m.  
Finance Director, Matthew Lue presented the FY25 Budget. This presentation includes  
updates, fund breakdown, priorities & new spending and revenue, trends and forecasting.  
Updates for FY 25 include the following:  
Addition of Office of Violence Prevention  
Addition of 5 FTE positions in Police along with $1,130,00 in fleet replacement  
Addition of 2 FTE positions in Fire along with several large maintenance requests on  
existing fire stations  
An increase of $700k to the Employee Benefit Fund due to increases in claims in  
premiums. (Premium costs were not passed on to employees) 4Updates for FY 25  
Approximately, $5 million in requests for fleet replacement  
Parking Enforcement moving from Police to Public Works  
An increase in the costs of power supply of approximately $5.5 million  
Implementation of the Live Well Boone County Community Health Plan  
An increase of 3.2% in Social Services Contracts  
Establishment of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund  
Lue went on to discuss the total budget for FY25 and Capital Improvement Projects. Lue  
went on to discuss the breakdown of funds which include six different fund types. These  
are the general fund, enterprise fund, internal service fund, special revenue fund, capital  
project fund and debt service fund. Lue went on to discuss the different types of funds in  
more detail with Council members.  
Next, Lue talked about Council’s budget priorities for FY25. These include infrastructure,  
affordable housing, social services, and public safety. Lue talked about the new Office of  
Violence Prevention, funding for social services and public transportation. Lue discussed  
the various New Decision Items (NDI’s) by fund and by Department.  
Lastly, Lue discussed the trends and forecast revenue as well as next steps. Council  
members & Staff discussed further.  
II. ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MAY WISH TO DISCUSS  
None.  
III. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:15 p.m.