Votes at a glance: March Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting

The following is a concise list of formal motions, movers/seconds where recorded, and vote outcomes taken during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.

• Approval of minutes (regular meeting 02/18/2025): Motion by Vice Mayor Harris, second by Alderman Holloman. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Ordinance 25-02 (first reading) — Legacy Golf Course fees: Motion by Vice Mayor Harris, second by Alderman Holloman; first reading held and motion advanced. (Vote recorded in the meeting sequence as passed; tally consistent with consent votes later: 6-0.)

• Ordinance 25-03 (first reading) — Recodifying and modernizing the Springfield municipal code (Municode contract implementation): Motion by Alderman Holloman, second by Alderman Hubbard. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Ordinance 25-04 (first reading) — (description not specified in record): Motion moved and seconded; Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Resolution 25-04 — Annexation and zoning to the Vesper Village specific plan: Motion by Alderman Bradley, second by Alderman Hubbard. Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Alderman Hubbard asked to state reason for abstention on the record).

• Resolution 25-05 — Declare certain property surplus and authorize disposal: Motion by Alderman Hubbard, second by Alderman Holloway. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Adjustment of retail electric rates (Springfield Electric Department) due to TVA wholesale fuel-cost adjustment: Motion by Alderman Holloman, second by Alderman Grama. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Adjustment of monthly gas rates (Springfield Gas Department) — purchase gas adjustment decreased 3.6%: Motion by Alderman Hubbard, second by Vice Mayor Harris. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Traffic committee recommendation — restrict parking on Golf View Lane: Motion by Alderman Hall, second by Alderman Hubbard. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Task order with Griggs and Maloney, Inc. — engineering services for water treatment plant pump upgrade: Motion by Alderman Hubbard, second by Alderman Holloway. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Agreement with Grisham Smith, Inc. — bidding-phase services for War Trace Creek interceptor wastewater project: Motion made and seconded; Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Change order to construction contract with Cumbly Construction — water treatment plant upgrade: Motion by Alderman Hubbard, second by Vice Mayor Harris. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Agreement with Austin Peay State University — GIS partnership for water/wastewater mapping: Motion by Alderman Bradley, second by Alderman Holloway. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Conditions-of-service policy discussion on septic waste by private haulers (staff study requested): Discussion item; no ordinance adopted. Board directed staff to research and return in April with proposed ordinance options (including graduated fees and permit/license changes).

• Consent agenda: Motion by Vice Mayor Harris, second by Alderman Hubbard. Motion passes 6 to 0.

• Settlement to resolve condemnation litigation — property exchange with Greenway Irrevocable Trust (convey 26.4 acres; receive 40 acres at First Avenue North): Motion by Vice Mayor Harris, second by Alderman Bradley. Motion passes 6 to 0.

Notes: Where the meeting record did not specify detailed vote tallies for every listed item, this roundup reflects the vote outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript; items titled as "first reading" were advanced per the board’s standard process. If a specific ordinance text, fiscal amount, or more detailed vote record is needed, those items are recorded in the city packet and staff files referenced during the meeting.