The Springfield City Council Committee of the Whole approved a broad consent agenda at its Dec. 30 meeting that included multiple contracts, settle­ments and appropriations across public works, utilities and human resources.

Among the items the council approved by voice vote were CWLP 2025-5-17, a contract authorizing rental of heavy equipment (UE 26-10-37) with Altoffer Inc. and Luby Equipment LLC not to exceed $425,000 for the Office of Public Utilities and the Office of Public Works; an addendum to a professional services agreement with Scott Hanauer adding $25,000 (2025-5-18); an addendum with Mike Camvan for ERP upgrade support adding $16,000 (2025-5-19); and acceptance of RFP PW 26-20 with Lewis Excavating for supplemental snow-removal services not to exceed $100,000 (2025-5-22).

The council also approved a $650,000 supplemental appropriation for the Office of Public Works (2025-5-24); a $30,000 sponsorship agreement with the Springfield Area Arts Council for First Night and FY26 sponsorship (2025-5-25); a workers' compensation settlement for Officer Larry Stubbs not to exceed $22,487.28 (2025-5-26); a tentative labor agreement with Teamsters Local 916 covering the parking division for 2026–2028 (2025-5-30); and ratification of FY27 health insurance premiums and plan descriptions for union and non‑union participants (2025-5-31 and 2025-5-32).

Council members moved the liquor‑classification ordinance amendment (2025-5-27) to the debate agenda and indicated an amendment will be considered next week; the ordinance itself was not adopted tonight.

On a separate resolution, the council adopted Amendment No. 1 to Resolution 2025-5-23, authorizing the city to notify the Illinois Department of Transportation that an additional $268,530 in motor fuel tax funds may be spent for maintenance of streets and highways in calendar year 2026. During the discussion, Alderman Carlson asked whether the state allocation is based on population or vehicle counts; staff replied allocations are based on population and tax collections and said the amended amount reflected anticipated additional work this fiscal year.

All consent items and the amendment were adopted by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. The chair closed the consent items and moved on to new business.