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Spring Hill council appoints James Savage, adopts sewer and stormwater code updates and approves several infrastructure contracts
Summary
At its Feb. meeting the Spring Hill City Council appointed James Savage to a vacant seat, approved two municipal code updates (sewer billing rules and stormwater criteria), and authorized construction and survey task orders for street and sidewalk projects; all votes passed unanimously.
The Spring Hill City Council on Feb. 5 appointed James Savage to fill a vacant council seat, adopted two municipal code changes and approved several contracts for upcoming road and sidewalk work.
Mayor (speaker S1) nominated James Savage from a five-person applicant pool and, after a roll-call vote, the council approved the appointment. Savage was sworn in by City Clerk Glenda Garrity (S10). "I went ahead and the person I'd like to appoint is James Savage," the mayor said when announcing the pick, and Savage later thanked the council after taking the oath: "I just want to thank everybody that voted for me... I hope I do a good job," he said.
Council also approved Ordinance 2026-01, updates to the city’s Sewer Rules and Regulations. Utilities staff (S2) said the key changes allow flexibility for the billing date when the 15th falls on weekends or holidays, standardize terminology (for example changing "delayed payment charges" to "penalty") and remove outdated procedural requirements such as a fixed two-year rate review. S2 told the council that staff will provide transitional notices about a new Dropbox processing time: "If you're trying to put it in on the due date and it's after 03:00, you should go inside," S2 said, adding that the city will run a brief education period.
The council also approved Ordinance 2026-02 to revert the city’s stormwater design reference to the December 2010 APWA (American Public Works Association) standard while staff and regional partners review the APWA 2025 update. Planning and public-works staff emphasized the city wants time to align the technical specifications to local conditions and neighboring jurisdictions before adopting the newest version.
On procurement, the council authorized task orders that staff said are within existing budgets: a task order with Kaw Valley Engineering for construction materials testing on 199th Street (estimated $50,000–$57,000), and a survey task order with Lamprey & Nearson (about $10,000) to support the spring 2026 sidewalk program. Council also adopted a conceptual master plan for two roundabouts along 223rd Street (Webster/Harrison and Victory) to improve safety and guide future development.
Votes and procedural notes: the appointment and several agenda votes passed without opposition. Ordinance 2026-01 passed on roll call 5–0; Ordinance 2026-02 passed 5–0. The council and staff said the roundabout concept will be used to pursue grant funding and interlocal partnerships for construction.
What’s next: staff will return with related fee resolutions, final task-order scopes (if estimates change), and grant-application materials. For the 223rd Street proposals staff said it will seek letters of support and pursue implementation grants to cover design and construction costs.
