City Council Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 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 stand at the podium, 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

20240408 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.pdf

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

  • Invocation by:  Pastor Paul Priddy, Lead Pastor, Life Point

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1. 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 -- APPROVED 6-3

Item 2.  ORDINANCE 2024-035.pdf:  ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BELOW LISTED LINE ITEMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Auditor) -- AMENDED AND HAD FIRST READING
  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 2-0
  • 3rd Reading
  • EXPECTED AMENDMENT/ UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING IF THESE ARE CONTRACTS AND IF THERE ARE OTHER CONTRACTS EXPECTED FROM AUDITOR/UPDATED BALANCE INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM AUDITOR/REQUESTED SINCE COMMITTEE

Item 3.  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) -- APPROVED 7-2

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) -- AMENDED AND FIRST READING

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair -- 3-0 (no recommendation)
  • 2nd Reading
  • UPDATED BALANCE INFORMATION REQUESTED OF AUDITOR

NEW BUSINESS

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

OTHER MATTERS

COMMITTEES

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