# Springfield City Council 10/05/2026 Public Speak Out & Regular Meeting


**Body:** Springfield Municipal Meetings
**Date:** October 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Transportation, Public Safety, Grants & Funding


At the October 5, 2026 Springfield City Council public speak-out and regular meeting, the council approved a $6 million FY2027 bond authorization for the first year of the city’s vehicle master plan. The allocation was described as approximately $2.2 million for police, $510,000 for fire, $1.4 million for general-fund departments, and $1.8 million for DPW enterprise-fund vehicles. The plan excludes school department vehicles. The council also accepted a $100,000 CIT training reimbursement grant with no matching requirement and a $434,264 Department of Mental Health grant, also with no match, for the jail arrest diversion program. The latter funds civilian crisis clinicians responding to 911 calls; the police department reported five clinicians and a supervisor, compared with an estimated need of eight, and identified Behavioral Health Network (BHN) as the state-designated provider. The council also approved a $75,000 gaming-harm project and a Parks greening item, though the transcript does not clearly state the latter’s amount, along with a $48 prior-year bill.

**Source:** Springfield Municipal Meetings