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Council considers raise for Springfield city manager

Springfield City Manager Jason Gage is shown in an undated photo.
Courtesy City of Springfield
Springfield City Manager Jason Gage is shown in an undated photo.

Springfield’s city manager is the top non-elected official at City Hall. The latest renewal of his job agreement with City Council came up for a public hearing on Tuesday night.

No members of the public came to City Hall on Tuesday night to debate the latest renewal of Springfield City Manager Jason Gage’s employment agreement with City Council.

Gage was hired in 2018 with a base salary of $220,000. His agreement has been amended three times since then by Council vote. In January of last year, Council approved a salary for Gage at just over $246,000 per year.

The bill before Council on Tuesday would give Gage another raise of about $21,000, for a total of just over $267,000 per year.

The possible raise is up for a vote later this month.

Gregory Holman is a KSMU reporter and editor focusing on public affairs.