City Council Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 6:30pm

Meeting Location:  Council Chambers (Courtroom I - City Hall, 2nd Floor)

Time:  6:30 pm

Front Doors Open at 6:00 pm

General operating procedures:

  • Courtroom Decorum:  Eating and/or drinking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited in the courtrooms, irrespective of whether court is in session.
  • Verbal conversations are prohibited in the courtrooms at all times when council or court is in session.
  • When any member is about to address Council, he/she shall respectfully address himself/herself to the Presiding Officer and, when recognized by the chair, confine himself/herself to the question under debate, avoid personalities and refrain from impugning the motives of any other member's argument or vote.
  • All public meetings are recorded.

Invocation by:  Pastor Shiloh Stimson, Co-Pastor, Marion Christian Center

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -- 6:30 PM

20240528 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.pdf

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

  • Invocation by:  Pastor Jeff Bush, Lead Pastor, MVA Church of Christ

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1.  ORDINANCE 2024-056.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A FOUR YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S, DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF DISPATCH SERVICES UPON CERTAIN ENUMERATED TERMS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Mayor) 

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-066 PROPOSED AMENDMENT.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE AUDITOR’S BUDGET TO COVER EXPENSES FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 RELATED TO CREDIT CARD REIMBURSMENT MONIES RECEIEVED INTO THE GENERAL FUND FOR SALES TAX INCURRED, AS AMENDED (Auditor)

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-1
  • 2nd Reading
  • Adopted 05/28/2024 (6-2)

Item 3.  RESOLUTION 2024-007.pdf:  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A PY 2024 COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPACT AND PRESERVATION (CHIP) PROGRAM APPLICATION AND  AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN  A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF MARION (Regional Planning) 

NEW BUSINESS

Item 1.  ORDINANCE 2024-059.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VERITAS SOLUTIONS GROUP TO PERFORM THE 2022 BANK RECONCILIATIONS (Auditor)

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-063.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VERITAS SOLUTIONS GROUP TO PERFORM THE 2023 BANK RECONCILIATIONS, AND APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS (Auditor)

Item 3.  ORDINANCE 2024-064.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VERITAS SOLUTIONS GROUP TO PERFORM AN ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S UTILITY BILLING PROCESSES, AND APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS (Auditor)

Item 4. ORDINANCE 2024-068.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO MAKE URGENT AND NECESSARY REPAIRS AT MARION CITY HALL, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS. COUNCIL HEREBY DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO UTILIZE AUTHORITY PROVIDED BY ORC 735.051 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Robbins)

Item 5.  ORDINANCE 2024-069.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTORIZING THE SAFETY DIRECTOR TO AMEND THE MASTER TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN BY PLACING STOP SIGNS ON EAST CHURCH STREET, FINDING WARRANT REQUIREMENTS HAVING BEEN MET IN REGARD TO THE SPECIFIC INTERSECTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN E CHURCH STREET STOP SIGNS (Collins)

  • Traffic Commission -- Mr. Barr, chair -- 6-0
  • First reading 05/28/2024

Item 6.  ORDINANCE 2024-070.pdf:  ORDINANCE IMPOSING A SIX- MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, CONSIDERATION, AND/OR GRANTING OF ANY APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL LICENSING APPROVAL AND/OR ANY ZONING, OCCUPANCY, OR OTHER PERMITS RELATING TO CULTIVATORS, PROCESSORS, OR RETAIL DISPENSARIES OF MARIJUANA WITHIN THE CITY OF MARION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Collins)

  • Zoning and Annexation Committee-- Mr. Prater, chair -- 2-1
  • First reading 05/28/2024

Item 7.  ORDINANCE 2024-071.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH MTC-MEDICAL LLC, MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION TO PROVIDE EMS SERVICES TO NORTH CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Deem)

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

OTHER MATTERS

COMMITTEES

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Committee Assignments for 2024-2025

The first name shall be the chairman of the committee. The second name shall be the vice chairman. The third name shall be a member of the committee.  An updated contact list is included with every agenda.

Finance -- 
  • 20230814 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES.pdf
  • 20230905 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES.pdf
  • 20230918

Airport, Lands & Buildings -- 

 
Jobs and Economic Development -- 
 
Legislation, Codes & Regulations -- 

Municipal Services, Parks & Recreation --  

 
Public Utilities -- 
 
Regional Planning -- 
  • Marion City/Marion County Regional Planning Link
  • Regional Planning Commission Meetings are held 7PM located in the Prospect Room, lower level of Marion County Building on 4th Wednesday of the month, except November and December meetings are combined due to holiday season and held on 2nd Wednesday of December. 
 
Streets and Sewers -- 

Zoning and Annexation -- 

Commissions:

Traffic Commission

Members of the Streets and Sewers Committee:  
Safety/Service Director:  Director Robbins or Director Bodine
City Engineer:  Vacant
Chief of Police:  Chief McDonald
Law Director:  Law Director Russell 

 Other Boards/Committees:

CANDO Board --

Downtown Marion Inc. -- 

Airport Commission -- Ms. Laing

Calendar: 
City Council Meetings