The City requests proposals from qualified licensed brokers to provide consulting and insurance brokerage services for the City's current and future employee benefits, including group medical (includes prescription coverage), dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, voluntary life, and an employee assistance program (EAP). The City seeks a consultant and broker that is well versed in the benefits market, experienced in advising comparable public agencies and works well with various levels of staff and management.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that on Tuesday, September 8th at 6:00 pm detours will begin being posted on the following streets in the downtown Marion area to accommodate activities for the 2015 Marion Popcorn Festival:

• Center St. between State St. and Campbell St.
• Church St. between Prospect St. and Main St
• Main St. between Church St. and Huber St.
• Prospect St. between Church St. and George St.
• Oak St. between Center St. and Huber St.

These downtown streets will remain closed until the festival’s conclusion at midnight on Saturday, September 12th and may remain closed into the early hours of Sunday morning for festival clean-up.  

In preparation for and during the Popcorn Parade, closure of a number of area streets will begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 10th.  The following is a list of these street changes and closures:

• Kensington St. will become two-way at 4:00 pm.
• East Center St. between Kensington St. and State St. will close at 5:00 pm.
• Forest Lawn Blvd. from Center St. to Mt. Vernon Ave. will close at 5:00 pm.
   
• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and East Church St.:

• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and Wilson Ave.:

• The following streets will be closed until the conclusion of the parade:

     - State St. between Center St. and Washington St.
     - Main St. between Church St. and Hill St.
     - Delaware Ave. between Hill St. and Washington St.
     - Hill St. between Main St. and State St.

As a result of the various street closures taking place in preparation of the Popcorn Festival Parade, on Thursday, September 10th, Marion Area Transit will be making final pick-ups at 2:00 pm, with final drop offs scheduled for 2:30 pm. Normal operating hours will resume on Friday, September 11th. 

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing the following closures for the City of Marion on Monday, September 7th in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

• All offices in City Hall will be closed.

• Sanitation crews will not work on Monday, September 7th.  Residents that normally have  Monday  sanitation  service  are  asked  to  have  their  collections  at  curbside  by 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8th.  Sanitation crews will collect both Monday and Tuesday’s refuse on Tuesday, with the possibility that some of Tuesday’s collection could extend into Wednesday.

• Marion Area Transit buses will not operate on Monday, September 7th.  Normal bus routes will resume on Tuesday, September 8th.

• Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, September 7th.

Necessary services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.

LEGAL NOTICE

Please take notice that the City Planning Commission will hear the following application for an alley vacation on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings will be held at City Hall, 2^nd Floor, 233 W. Center St.

Request to vacate an 12’ east/west alley between lots 2568 & 2569 located at 437 Windsor St. (Applicant Greg Darling)

The full text of the Ordinance(s) is available @ Clerk of Council, 233 W. Center St. Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council

On the 25th day of August, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. the Marion Land Bank Program will sell the following parcels of real property:

The following Ordinance(s) were passed by Marion City Council:

ORDINANCE 2015-68:      AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $7,341,500, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

The full text of the Ordinance(s) is available @ Clerk of Council, 233 W. Center St. Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council

The Marion land Bank will be selling six parcels of property and one structure on August 25, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of City Hall.  Full details regarding the sale may be found on teh Legal Notices page of the City's website by selecting the following link.
 

08/25/2015 Land Bank Sale Information

On the 28th day of July, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. the Marion Land Bank Program will sell the following parcels of real property:

According to Parks Superintendent, Mike Cheney, weather permitting, mosquito fogging operations for the City of Marion, which is handled by the Marion City Parks Department, will begin during the week of June 29.  Fogging operations will occur on Thursday or Friday mornings, typically between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 a.m.  The areas that will be sprayed will rotate based upon mosquito populations, with fogging operations continuing as needed throughout the summer and as weather permits.

City residents with respiratory conditions are advised to keep their windows and doors closed during the above listed hours.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the Independence Day holiday, City Departments will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2015.

The following departments will operate as noted below on Friday, July 3rd:

• All offices in City Hall will be closed.

• Sanitation crews will not work on Friday, July 3, 2015.  Residents who normally have Friday sanitation service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6.  Sanitation crews will collect both Friday and Monday’s refuse on Monday.

• Marion Area Transit buses will not operate on July 3, 2015.  Normal hours of operation for bus service will resume on Monday, July 6.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on July 3, 2015.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Monday, July 6.

Necessary services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.