City Council Meeting

Event Date: 
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 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 Brett Gleespen, Lead Pastor, True Life Church



20240226 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.pdf


CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

  • Invocation by:  Pastor Brett Gleespen, Lead Pastor, True Life Church

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS

  • 20240212 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.pdf

OLD BUSINESS

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

  • 2nd Reading
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

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

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-004.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BELOW LISTED LINE ITEMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024. as amended (Auditor) 

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, vice-chair -- 3-0
  • Reference 2024-010
  • Amended 02/12/2024 to remove transit software addressed in 2024-010; totals and format updated by auditor
  • 2nd Reading

NEW BUSINESS

Item 1.  ORDINANCE 2024-012 .pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER CURRENT AND NEEDED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, as amended (Auditor)

  • Updated by committee; auditor has submitted updates
  • 1st Reading since out of committee 02/20/2024
  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0 (out of committee 02/20/2024)

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-016.pdf:  ORDINANCE RELEASING FUNDS FROM BUDGET LISTED IN ORDINANCE 2024-001 BUT NOT AVAILABLE IN THE 25% APPROPRIATIONS SPECIFIED BY COUNCIL TO COVER CURRENT AND NEEDED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Auditor)

  • Amount of request updated as requested by committee to correct error
  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 3.  ORDINANCE 2024-017.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER CURRENT AND NEEDED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Auditor)

  • Pending correction of account line item number by the auditor; update to totals provided
  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 4.  ORDINANCE 2024-018.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT (Deem)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 5.  ORDINANCE 2024-019.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT (Deem)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 6.  ORDINANCE 2024-020.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT (Deem)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 7.  ORDINANCE 2024-021.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT (Deem)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 8.  ORDINANCE 2024-022.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT (Deem)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 9.  ORDINANCE 2024-023.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (McDonald)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 10.  ORDINANCE 2024-024.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (McDonald)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 11.  ORDINANCE 2024-025.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (McDonald)

Item 12.  ORDINANCE 2024-026.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO APPROPRIATE MONIES TO THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FUND RECEIVED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024. (Stotts)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 13.  ORDINANCE 2024-027.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO APPROPRIATE MONIES TO THE PROBATION SERVICES FUND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.  (Stotts)

  • Finance -- Ms. Laing, vice chair -- 2-0

Item 14.  ORDINANCE 2024-028.pdf:  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TO APPLY FOR FY24/25 FAA AND ODOT AVIATION GRANT FUNDS, ACCEPT GRANT OFFERS, ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR RUNWAY 7 AND RUNWAY 25 NAVAIDS (PAPI) AT THE MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Arnold)

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

OTHER MATTERS

COMMITTEES

ADJOURN

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR COLLINS HAS INFORMED COUNCIL THAT HE WILL BE DELIVERING THE STATE OF THE CITY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL MEETING?

 

ROBERTS RULES RE MEMBERS OF MINORITY PARTY AND SUSPENSION OF RULES.pdf