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Votes at a glance: consent calendar approved; CMGC method and city manager pay adjustments pass
Summary
Council approved the consent calendar (6–0), authorized a CMGC procurement exemption for the City Hall deferred-maintenance project (5–1), and approved a 5% city manager salary adjustment plus 80 hours PTO (6–0).
Springfield — At the council meeting following the work session, members recorded three formal actions during business and public hearing items.
Consent calendar: An unidentified councilor moved to approve the consent calendar and the motion passed on roll call, 6 yes, 0 no.
City Hall procurement (public hearing): Staff requested authority to use a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) delivery method for the City Hall deferred maintenance and department consolidation project, noting complexity and long lead-time materials and targeting a project cost in the neighborhood of $12,000,000. After opening and closing the public hearing with no public testimony, the council adopted a resolution authorizing an exemption to standard bidding under the cited state statute and local code; vote: 5 yes, 1 no (Councilor Buck recorded the sole Nay).
City manager compensation: Human Resources presented a market review and recommended a 5% base wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2025, and adding 80 hours of PTO to the manager’s leave bank. Council approved the adjustment on a 6–0 vote; HR estimated the ongoing fiscal impact at approximately $12,000.
The meeting minutes record these votes and staff will carry out the approved actions in accordance with adopted procedures.
