Marion City Council Meetings

Event Date: 
Mon, 01/13/2025 - 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 Dan Owings, Lead Pastor, Hope Family Church

 

MARION CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

01/13/2025 at 6:30 PM

 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  • Invocation by: Pastor Dan Ownings, Hope Family Church  

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 

20241209 Minutes.pdf

20241223 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.pdf

 

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1 ORDINANCE 2024-132 combined.pdf  ORDINANCE TO VACATE PART OF THE S.E. ¼ OF SEC. 21, T-5-S, R-15-E, ALSO BEING PART OF CHASE STREET AND PART OF A 12’5” WIDE ALLEY AS PLATTED IN JOHN J. HANE’S ADDITIONS OF THE CITY OF MARION, OHIO MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED EXIBIT A PURSUANT TO ORC 723.041 RETAINING PERMANENT EASEMENT RIGHTS. (First Church of the Nazarene)

 

Item 2  ORDINANCE 2024-133 Ordinance for budget transfers.pdf: ORDINANCE CONNISTENT WITH DIRECTIVES RECEIVED FROM THE AUDITOR OF STATE’S OFFICE, ENABLING INTER-BUDGET TRANSFERS APPLICABLE TO EACH ANNUAL BUDGET ADOPTED BY COUNCIL HEREAFTER. (Courtwright)

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
  • First Reading 12-23-2024

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Item 3  ORDINANCE 2025-002, Downtown Marion Inc..pdf: ORDINANCE RE-DECLARING THE CITY OF MARION’S SUPPORT FOR DOWNTOWN MARIN, INC., INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY’S EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

  • Jobs and Economic Development Committee -- Mr. R. Smith, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

Item 4  RESOLUTION 2025-001 First Enegry Rete Increase.pdf: RESOLUTION DECLARING THE COUNCIL’S OPPOSITION TO FIRST ENERGY’S PROPOSED RATE INCREASE AND REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO DENY SIAD REQUEST, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

  • Public Utilities Committee -- Mr. Ratliff, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

 

Item 5  ORDINANCE 2025-003 STREET RESURFACING.pdf: ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIOSN, ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS ACORDING 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.

  • Streets and Sewers Committee -- Mr. Barr, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

Item 6  RESOLUTION 2025-002 STREET RESURFACING.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.

  • Streets and Sewers Committee -- Mr. Barr, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

 

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

 

 

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

 

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

 

 

ADJOURN

 

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