Springfield City Manager

After an online town hall Tuesday night and breakfast muffins with community stakeholder groups the next morning, three finalists for the Springfield city manager job faced the news media.

Three candidates for Springfield's open city manager job had a public interview Tuesday night. They'll continue interview activities with a community stakeholders breakfast Wednesday morning, followed by meetings with city staff and an interview by City Council.

Former City Manager Jason Gage resigned in mid-January and is now city manager of Brentwood, Tennessee. Late last month, Springfield City Council announced the city manager's starting pay would be raised to $350,000; Gage was paid $220,000 per year when he was hired back in 2018. He received a severance worth roughly $415,000 upon his resignation.

The city manager position's starting pay has been increased to $350,000. When previous city manager Jason Gage was hired in 2018, he was paid $220,000 per year. He received a severance package worth more than $415,000 upon his resignation.

Jason Gage — who as city manager is the top city staffer reporting directly to elected officials on the City Council — is resigning, effective January 11.

Springfield City Council will decide in the coming weeks whether to put the issue on the ballot.

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.

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