Governing and Problem-Solving - English 1000 - Local Problem-Solving - Library Guides at University of Missouri Libraries

Problem-Solving Resources

National League of Cities: Topics
National municipal governance organization. The Solutions Database is only accessible to members of the organization, but topic descriptions are available.

beheard.como.gov
Allows people living in Columbia to be notified on city issues on which broader citizen input is sought and provides a feedback platform. Free registration required
como.gov
Main website for Columbia's city government. Each city board and commission has its own website here. Once you know a topic, business, organization, or individual person that is involved in city matters, you can search the site for them. This pulls up City Council testimony and other website content.
Columbia, MO City Council Video
Live and archived meeting video containing agenda items linked to the corresponding times in the videos. Also contains video from other city boards, commissions, and task forces.
Columbia City Council Agendas and Minutes, 1996-, unofficial
Columbia City Council official minutes 5/16-present
Also contains agendas (outline of what will be covered in a meeting) and video for meetings.

Boone County Clerk
The County Clerk is our local elections office. Register to vote through this office.
County Commission minutes
The Boone County Commission deals with Boone County outside of Columbia. Minutes are searchable and browsable back to 1994.
Boone County interactive maps
Maps showing land zoning, owner information and tax history of land parcels in Boone County, including Columbia.

Center for Missouri Studies (was: State Historical Society of MO)
Missouri newspapers from throughout the state; manuscripts, state archival records, maps and genealogical material
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From the CMS website: Citizens, officials and students interested in Missouri history, biography and genealogy find in the society library unsurpassed reference collections. The library of books, pamphlets and official state publications total more than 460,000 items. There are also more than 500,000 manuscript items and 800 reels of microfilmed manuscripts, more than 150,000 state archival records, and more than 2,900 maps.
University Archives
Primary sources from and about MU and the University of Missouri system
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University Archives is the depository of official records of the University of Missouri at Columbia as well as of the administrative records of the University of Missouri System. University Archives also houses and preserves private papers, organizational records, and manuscripts that relate to the history of the University, the University community, and the University System.
Boone County Recorder of Deeds
Boone County real estate records and marriage records, old plat maps showing zoning. Some online availability for recent records