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Council votes: Axon contract approved; budget adjustments approved; Benton Stevens survey tabled
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Columbia City Council approved a police technology contract (Council Bill 48-25) and a FY25 second‑quarter budget amendment (Council Bill 50-25), tabled Council Bill 44-25 to May 5, and approved a consent agenda containing multiple bills and resolutions.
The Columbia City Council recorded several formal actions at its April 7, 2025 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Council Bill 48-25: Approved (master services and purchasing agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. for police department equipment and evidence storage). Vote recorded unanimous (roll call: Miss Carroll, Mister Lovelady, Mister Foster, Mister Waterman, Miss Peters, Miss Buffalo — all Yes).
- Council Bill 50-25: Approved (FY25 second quarter budget adjustments and appropriations). Vote recorded unanimous (same roll call sequence in the consent/second reading process).
- Council Bill 44-25 (Benton Stevens neighborhood historic survey phase 1): Staff requested additional contract language changes; the council voted to table the ordinance to the May 5, 2025 Council meeting. Motion to table carried (motion seconded by Roy; roll call recorded as aye votes).
- Consent agenda: The council approved a consent agenda listing bills 43-25, 45-25, 46-25, 47-25, 49-25 and resolutions 33-25 through 41-25 (as read on the record). The clerk called the roll and each consent item was adopted as part of the packaged vote.
These items were recorded on the meeting minutes and will appear on upcoming agendas where appropriate (e.g., Bill 44-25 returned on May 5 under old business).
