New Springfield City Manager Jason Gage is sworn in at the Busch Municipal Building on Aug. 1, after spending 13 years in the top management position in Salina, Kansas. Springfield’s population is about 3.5 times the size of Salina.
SBJ photo by Wes Hamilton
BUDGET UPGRADE
Gage inherits the city’s $366 million fiscal 2019 budget. He managed a $137 million budget in Salina. In becoming the 13th city manager in Springfield history, he signed a one-year employment contract for $220,000.