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City clerk seeks new meeting and voting software; council told implementation could take months

Springfield City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary

City Clerk Webb requested funding for a replacement of the aging homegrown voting and records software, citing obsolescence and an initial vendor estimate of about $30,000 and a 3–6 month implementation window; aldermen urged training and integration with chamber AV upgrades.

The Springfield city clerk asked the council to consider replacing an aging, homegrown voting and records software system, saying the current system is increasingly unsupported and causes operational problems during meetings.

"We thought we'd go and you guys see the results that we have to use a special clock and things go…

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