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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Incoming council members to be sworn in at special City Council meeting, April 17</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The City of Columbia will host a special City Council meeting 5 p.m. April 17 in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 701 E. Broadway, for incoming City Council representatives to be sworn in to their respective positions. <br /><br />Barbara Buffaloe will be sworn in as Columbia city mayor, council member-at-large, Jacque Sample will be sworn in as Ward 3 council member and Nick Foster will be sworn in as Ward 4 council member. <br /><br />Current Ward 3 Council Member Roy Lovelady will be recognized for his service. <br /><br />An agenda for the special meeting can be found at <a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/">CoMo.gov</a>.<br /><br />A reception will be held directly following the special meeting in Conference Rooms 1A/1B of City Hall. Members of the public are invited to attend both the special meeting and the reception.<br /><br />The special meeting will b
e live-streamed on CoMo.gov/broadcasts, Spectrum 992, Mediacom 80 or CenturyLink 96.</div>
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