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Council places appropriation ordinance and supplemental insurance funding on debate; aldermen question scale of reserves
Summary
Committee placed the annual appropriation ordinance (2026055) on debate and discussed supplemental appropriations including $12.5 million for the self-insurance fund and a $958,856 workers' compensation supplement. Aldermen pressed staff on budgeting, actuary estimates and fund balance implications.
The Springfield Committee of the Whole opened substantive budget discussion Tuesday, placing the annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2026-27 on debate and hearing questions about two supplemental appropriations.
Clerk introduced the annual appropriation ordinance 2026055 (covering 03/01/2026'02/28/2027). Several aldermen said they expected amendments and moved to place the item on debate for fuller review. The committee approved that procedural motion.
Separately, staff presented ordinance 2026056, a supplemental appropriation of $12,500,000 to the city's self-insurance fund for the health…
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