The City of Springfield has found what its attorney called “a technical error” regarding the Citizens Advisory Board (CAB). That’s a group tasked with recommending how revenue from the Spring Forward SGF sales tax should be spent. It’s ultimately city council’s responsibility to approve the recommendations.
Before City Attorney Jordan Paul went into detail earlier this week before council at their weekly lunch meeting, Mayor Jeff Schrag emphasized the CAB members are volunteers who give their time and talents to serve the city.
“Everyone, and I repeat myself, everyone on that board is serving honorably and ethically without exception,” he said, “and any allegations to the contrary are simply not true.”…