City Council Meeting

Event Date: 
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 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.

 

20240325 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.pdf

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

  • Invocation by:  Dr. Steve Estep, Lead Pastor, Marion Naz

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1.  ORDINANCE 2023-088.pdf:  ORDINANCE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE (GENERAL FUND) FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, as amended.(Auditor) ($38,000 Request for Veritas for additional professional services to reconcile) -- DEFEATED 03/25/2024

  • 3rd Reading
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-0
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED BALANCES REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR
  • EXPECTED DETAILED INVOICE

Historic documents related to Veritas (no copies provided unless requested)

Item 2. ORDINANCE 2024-008.pdf:  ORDINANCE RE-DECLARING THE CITY OF MARION’S SUPPORT FOR CAN DO! IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE GREATER MARION AREA, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY -- 2ND READING 03/25/2024

  • Jobs and Economic Development Committee -- Mr. Pollock, chair -- 2-0
  • 2nd Reading
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED BALANCES REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR

Item 3.  ORDINANCE 2024-032.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AS AMENDED (Bodine) -- PASSED AS AMENDED 03/25/2024

  • ORDINANCE 2024-032 SUPPLEMENT.pdf
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-0
  • 2nd Reading
  • AMENDMENT NOTES:  BALANCE ADJUSTED ON 2024-032 AS INITIALLY PROPOSED BECAUSE ORDINANCE 2024-004 PASSED 02/26/2024 APPROPRIATED $24,410 IN CARRY OVER FUNDS FROM INSURANCE FOR PLAYGROUND FIRE.  THAT APPROPRIATION HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED INTO NEW WORLD AT THE TIME ORDINANCE WAS PROPOSED TO COMMITTEE ON 02/29/2024.  $24,410 IS CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED FOR THAT PROJECT.  FUND BALANCE = $28,750.
  • AMENDMENT NOTES:  BALANCE FURTHER ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE 50% OF BUDGET ORDINANCE PASSED 03/11/2024 -- ORDINANCE 2024-038.  FUND BALANCE = $57,500.
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED BALANCES REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR:  ORDINANCE 2024-032 AUDITOR/PARKS PROPOSED AMENDMENT.pdf (APPROPROPRIATED FUNDS PLUS $12,5000 OF UNDESIGNATED CAPITAL FUNDS = $15,000 TOTAL)
  • ORDINANCE 2024-032 LAING PROPOSED AMENDMENT.pdf (APPROPRIATED PLAYGROUND FUNDS ONLY - $2,500 TOTAL)
Item 4.  ORDINANCE 2024-035.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BELOW LISTED LINE ITEMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Auditor) -- 2ND READING 03/25/2024
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-0
  • 2nd Reading
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED BALANCES REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR
Item 5.  ORDINANCE 2024-036.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER EXPENSES FOR CASH RECONCILIATION WITH TYLER TECH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Auditor) -- DEFEATED 03/25/2024
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-0
  • 2nd Reading
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED BALANCES REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR

Item 6.  ORDINANCE 2024-039.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY DIRECTOR AND  CHIEF OF POLICE TO ENTER INTO A MUTUAL AID  AGREEMENT/CONTRACT WITH THE MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S, DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY  (McDonald) -- 2ND READING 03/25/2024

NEW BUSINESS

Item 1.  ORDINANCE 2024-040.pdf:  ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING CITY OF MARION, OHIO SENIOR CENTER’S TITLE VI POLICY NUMBERED 2024-01 ON FILE IN THE SENIOR CENTER DEPARTMENT (Badetscher) -- PASSED 03/25/2024

  • Municipal Services -- Mr. Smith, chair -- 3-0

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-041.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MARION, THROUGH ITS SERVICE DIRECTOR, TO ENTER INTO AND PARTICIPATE IN THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SR 423, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Bishop) -- PASSED 03/25/2024

  • Streets and Sewers -- Mr. Barr, chair -- 3-0

Item 3.  ORDINANCE 2024-042.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BELOW LISTED LINE ITEMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Robbins) -- PASSED 03/25/2024

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 3-0

Item 4.  ORDINANCE 2024-043.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER CURRENT EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, AS AMENDED (Auditor) (HSA/Cobra) -- 1ST READING 03/25/2024 (AMENDED CHANGES TO INCLUDE HSA ONLY PENDING)

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 3-0 (no recommendation)

Item 5.  RESOLUTION 2024-006.pdf:  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE ODOT ROAD SALT CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 2024, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Bishop) -- PASSED 03/24/2024

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 3-0

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

(UPDATE)

ORDINANCE 2024-044.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY AND OBLIGATED TO CONCLUDE THE CITY’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE OMJS, FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Robbins) -- PASSED 03/24/2024
1st -- Ms. Laing, 2nd -- Mr. Ratliff, 3rd -- Mr. Rollins 

OTHER MATTERS

ORDINANCE 2024-045 BUDGET ORDINANCE -- PASSED BUT PENDING COMPLETION 

ORDINANCE 2024-046.pdf:   ORDINANCE DEAPPROPRIATING $25,000 FROM THE AUDITOR'S
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE ITEM 101.1010.5402 DESIGNATED FOR
VORYS LAW FIRM IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE (GENERAL FUND) FROM
THE CITY'S 2024 BUDGET -- PASSED 

ORDINANCE 2024-047.pdf: ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER CURRENT EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, AS AMENDED (Auditor) (Cobra) -- PASSED 

COMMITTEES

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