City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
Conference Room
1A/1B
Monday, February 5, 2024
5:00 PM
Pre-Council
Columbia City Hall
701 E. Broadway
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Buffaloe called the meeting to order at approximately 5:06 p.m.
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Present:
Peters, Peters, Buffaloe, Foster, Lovelady, Waterman, Knoth, Proffitt, Peters, and
Peters
This item is open to the public: State of the Court
Municipal Judge, Cavanaugh Noce presented Council with all the process and procedures
the Municipal Court does from day to day services. He discussed the various dockets
and when they are held. He said due to the pandemic they initiated more dockets that
are spread out.
Cavanaugh went on to discuss the Municipal Court’s budget, the decline in the caseload
and the plan to fill some positions he has that he wishes to keep, especially if CPD hires
more officers.
Cavanaugh introduced Andrea Hartgrove, Deputy Court Clerk. Cavanaugh thanked his
entire team for their hard work.
Hartgrove discussed various changes with personnel, work hours, and how the court not
only serves citizens of Columbia but also surrounding communities.
Cavanaugh finished discussing the court’s day to day operations and council and staff
discussed further.
This item is open to the public: Motion for the City Council to go into
closed session in Conference Room 1A/1B to discuss:
- 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 5:55 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 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