Marion City Council Committee Meetings
Meeting Location: City Hall - Council Chambers, 2nd Floor (Courtroom I)
Time: The first meeting is generally scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm
MARION CITY COUNCIL
Jobs and Economic Development Committee
01/06/2025 at 6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL; R. Smith, Prater, Ratliff
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
20241216 Jobs and Economic Devdlopment.pdf
OLD BUSINESS
Item 1. Jobs1.pdf Resolution expressing the city of Marion council’s endorsement and acknowledgement that the TREX transfer will be to an economic development project.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1. Jobs 2.pdf Ordinance re-declaring the city of Marion’s support for CANDO! In order to continue the economic prosperity of the greater Marion area and Declaring an Emergency.
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MARION CITY COUNCIL
Legislation Codes, and Regulations Committee Agenda
01/06/2025 at 6:35 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Neff, T. Smith, Schaber
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
20241216 Legislation Codes and Regulation.pdf
OLD BUSINESS
Item 1. Jobs1.pdf Resolution expressing the city of Marion council’s endorsement and acknowledgement that the TREX transfer will be to an economic development project.
Item 2. Retail Liquor Permits
NEW BUSINESS
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MARION CITY COUNCIL
Public Utilities Committee Agenda
01/06/2025 at 6:40PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Ratliff, Neff, Barr
Summary
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
OLD BUSINESS
Item 1. Utilities 1.pdf Resolution declaring the council’s opposition to first energy’s proposed rate increase and requesting the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio deny said request, and declaring and emergency.
Marion FirstEnergy Rate Increase Community Presentation_FINAL.pdf
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1. Discussion of Potential Increases in Columbia Gas Rates
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Finance Committee Agenda
01/06/2025 at 6:45 PM
CALL TO ORDER/Roll Call – Laing, Rollins, Ratliff
OLD BUSINESS
Item 1. Update: Auditor of State Project and Bank Reconciliation Project -- 2022, 2023, and 2024 -- Veritas (Auditor Meginness)
- Status of Contracts -- 2022 and 2023 (Veritas)
- Status of Contract -- Utility Billing (Veritas)
- Veritas Update:
Item 2. Audits -- 2021, 2022, and 2023 (Auditor Meginness) --> S&P Credit Watch/Bond Rating
- Status of Charles Harris -- 2021 Audit
- Status of State of Ohio -- 2021 Audit
- Status of Clark, Schaffer, Hackett -- 2022 and 2023 Audit
Item 3. Penalties and Appeals (Auditor Meginness)
- Internal Revenue Service_240430115900.pdf (TRANSCRIPT RECEIVED 4-30-24)
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE_240912163700.pdf (TRANSCRIPT REC'D 09/12/2024)
- IRS fees.pdf (7-27-24)
- IRS Penalties.xlsx.url (Spreadsheet Explanation of Transcripts Received 4-30-24 as of 7-15-24)
- Status of denied appeals filed by Auditor's Office
- Status of Police and Fire Pension Fund claim against bond (Law Director Russell)
- Status of IRS claim against bond (Ordinance 2024-088 Law Director Russell)
- Notification of any new penalties or IRS actions
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REPORTS
- Per Ms. Laing – Reports will be reviewed at the second committee meeting.
- Credit Card Finance Chair Revi_241212125201.pdf
- Budget Performance 10.31.24.pdf
- Budget Performance 11.30.24.pdf
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MARION CITY COUNCIL
Streets and Sewers Committee
01/06/2025 at 6:50 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL; Barr, T. Smith, R. Smith
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
20241202 Minutes Streets and Sewers.pdf
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1. STREETS 1.pdf ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS ACCORDING TO ODOT’S LOCAL LET PROCEDURES FOR THE MAR4D/309 RESURFACING PROJECT IN THE CITY OF MARION, OHIO, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Item 2. STREETS 2.pdf RESOLUTION AUTHROIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO APPLY TO THE MARION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR MONIES DERIVED FROM THE AUTOMOBILE LICENSE TAX, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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