City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
Conference Room
1A/1B
Monday, May 1, 2023
5:00 PM
Pre-Council
Columbia City Hall
701 E. Broadway
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Buffaloe called the meeting to order at approximately 5:00 p.m.
7 - Peters, Waner, Buffaloe, Foster, Lovelady, Waterman, and Knoth
Present:
This item is open to the public: City Council Department Budget
Discussion
Andrea Greer introduced herself and presented Council with discussion on the FY23
adopted budget vs the FY24 proposed budget for City Council.
Mayor Buffaloe asked why legal fees are coming out of the City Council budget since the
City is self insured. Mayor Buffaloe indicated these fees should come out of Risk
Management’s budget.. Mayor Buffaloe requested this correction be made for FY24.
Council and staff potentially getting city-issued cell phones for Council members. The
also discussed the different accounts and what is budgeted for each account.
This item is open to the public: Motion for the City Council to go into
closed session in Conference Room 1A/1B to discuss:
- Confidential or privileged communications between a public
governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys pursuant to
Section 610.021(1) 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.
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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.
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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.
- Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or
records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment pursuant to
Section 610.021(13) RSMo.
At approximately 5:32 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