The Building Regulations Department has also discontinued in-person appointments inside City Hall.
Those offices have been open to the public on a limited basis after some began to be reopened to the public in May after a mayoral proclamation closed them in March.
“We understand that this might pose an inconvenience to the public, but what is more important is the public’s safety,” said Springfield’s City Manager Bryan Heck. “It’s critical that we keep public health a priority while still delivering vital services to the community.”
Utility billing payments can be submitted by mail or at one of the city’s drop boxes, including one outside City Hall on Fountain Avenue, and another outside the City Service Department on Lagonda Avenue.
The Springfield commission meeting that is scheduled on Tuesday will still take place in-person at City Hall Forum. However, there will be limited in-person attendance, with a total maximum of 35 people, including commissioners and city staff, permitted in the Forum at any given time.
Attendees will be asked to submit to temperature checks, wear masks and maintain social distancing.
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