More town halls on Columbia city budget occur this month

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A series of town halls in Columbia about the city’s budget process will continue later this month.
The city held two town hall meetings about the overview of the budget in January.
The upcoming meetings will focus on budget priorities, “where City staff will provide an overview of how decisions are made and discuss key priorities for funding in the City’s budget,” a Tuesday press release says.
The meeting will include a question-and-answer session and an interactive game, 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. 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.