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Council adopts master-fees resolution and payroll-tax ordinance; consent and Glennwood amendment pass
Summary
At its regular session the Springfield City Council approved the consent calendar and adopted a resolution to amend master fees (effective July 1, 2026) and adopted a payroll-tax ordinance; all recorded votes in each case were six yes, zero no.
The Springfield City Council approved multiple routine and legislative items during its regular session.
- Consent calendar: The council approved the consent calendar by voice vote (six yes, zero no).
- Glennwood Development Code amendment: On second reading the council adopted an ordinance amending text of the Springfield Development Code and the 2014 Glenwood Refinement Plan for the Glenwood Employment Mixed-Use District (voice vote recorded: six yes, zero no).
- Master fees and charges: Staff requested direction on the master-fees schedule and a prospective 3.22% credit-card service charge; the council adopted a resolution amending the master fees and charges schedule (sections 1'11) with an effective date of July 1, 2026 (six yes, zero no). Staff said further legal and vendor research on credit-card fees and possible caps will continue and more detail will return in the fall.
- Payroll tax ordinance: The council conducted a second reading and adopted an ordinance adding sections 7.12000 through 7.1216 to the municipal code to establish a Springfield payroll tax; the motion passed (six yes, zero no).
Council members recorded no dissent on these items at the recorded voice votes noted in the minutes for each motion.
