City of Columbia to host town hall meetings on budget process

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Columbia is asking residents to attend a series of town hall meetings that is aimed to discuss the city’s budget process, a Monday press release says.

Residents who attend will have the chance to participate in a question-and-answer session “where they can share ideas and get clarification on how the City allocates resources,” the release says. Residents can sign up to attend online.

Meetings will take place in Conference Rooms 1A/1B at City Hall. Each meeting will focus on a different budget-related topic, the release says, including:

Meeting No. 1: Budget overview

• Thursday, Jan. 9: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Jan. 16: 6-8 p.m.

Meeting No.  2: Budget priorities

• Tuesday, Feb. 25: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, Feb. 26: 6-8 p.m.

Meeting No. 3: Capital improvement projects

• Monday, April 14: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 6-8 p.m.