City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
City Hall
Conference Room
1A/1B
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
6:00 PM
Pre-Council
701 E. Broadway
Columbia, MO
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Buffaloe called the meeting to order at approximately 5:00 p.m.
7 - Buffaloe, Foster, Waterman, Peters, Carroll, Sample, and Elwood
Present:
This item is open to the public: Columbia Police Lieutenants' Association
(CPLA) Presentation
Police Lieutenant Clinton Sinclair presented Council with the Columbia Police
Lieutenants Association (CPLA) presentation.
Sinclair discussed previous goals and objectives for 2022, 2023, 2024 and also what the
goals and objectives are for 2025. Sinclair went on to discuss compensation concerns
such as subordinates out-earning Lieutenants which in turn means those would not want
to be promoted to Lieutenants because they already earn more.
Staff and Council 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:
- Preparation, including any discussions or work product, on behalf of a
public governmental body or its representatives for negotiations with
employee groups pursuant to Section 610.021(9) RSMo.
At approximately 6:29 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 preparation, including any
discussions or work product, on behalf of a public governmental body or its
representatives for negotiations with employee groups pursuant to Section
610.021(9) 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
II. ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MAY WISH TO DISCUSS
None.
III. ADJOURNMENT
The closed meeting ended at approximately 6:58 p.m.