A Springfield alderman who wants to cap the number of employees in city government would like to boost employment… of teenagers for temporary summer jobs.
Alderman Joe McMenamin proposes a lottery system to choose as many as 25-30 young workers for minimum wage jobs.
But there is no formal ordinance yet, and aides to Mayor Mike Houston say they are concerned about launching a new program that was not included in the city budget that was approved just last month.