Marion City Council Meetings

MARION CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

05/27/2025 at 6:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• Invocation by: Dr. Steve Estep, Marion Nazarene Church     

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

• Nelson Nygaard – Marion Area Transit Study.

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 

• 20250512 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.pdf

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1. ORDINANCE 2025-047 Hoyle Street Vacation.pdf   ORDINANCE VACATING A PUBLIC STREET SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MAIRON, MARION COUNTY; STATE OF OHIO; AND KNOWN AS BEING IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21. TOWNSHIP 5 WEST, RANGE 15 EAST, BEING PART OF OUTLOTS 420 AND 421, AND BEING A PART OF HOYLE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AREA AS RECORDED IN HORATIO HOYLE’S FIRST ADDITION, P.B.3, PG. 114 OF MARION COUNTY RECORDS: STATE OF OHIO AND RETAINING PERMANENT EASEMENT RIGHTS.

• Streets and Sewers Committee -- Mr. Barr, chair – 3-0 recommendation to reject.
• Hoyle St..pdf
• Public Hearing 04-28-2025
• First Reading 04-28-2025
• Second Reading 5-12-2025

Item 2 ORDINANCE 2025-049 Victims Asst Funding 2025.pdf   ORDINANCE MAKING AN  APPROPRIATION MANDATED BY ORC 5705.44, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2024-135, IN THE BELOW LISTED LINE ITEM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Courtwright)

• Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 2-1 no recommendation.
• First Reading 4-28-2025
• Second Reading 5-12-2025

Item 3. ORDINANCE 2025-050 Amended Bonding of Employees.pdf: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 149.01 OF THE MARION CITY CODE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO HAVE SUFFCIENT SURETY BONDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AS AMENDED. (Barr)

• Legislation and Codes Committee -- Mr. Neff, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
• Amended by Council 5-12-2025.
• First Reading 5-12-2025.

Item 4. ORDINANCE 2025-051 MMC Rule 3.pdf: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 111.01 MOTIONS (C) RULE 3 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MARION. (Barr)

• Legislation and Codes Committee -- Mr. Neff, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
• First Reading 5-12-2025

Item 5. ORDINANCE 2025-052 MMC Rule 4.pdf: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 111.01 MOTIONS (F) RULE 6 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MARION. (Barr)

• Legislation and Codes Committee -- Mr. Neff, chair – 2-1 recommendation to approve.
• First Reading 5-12-2025

Item 6. ORDINANCE 2025-053 777 E. Center St. Rezone.pdf: ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF MARION, BY REZONING 777 EAST CENTER STREET FROM AN O-I-A (OFFICE – INSTITUTIONAL – APARTMENT DISTRICT) TO A C-5 (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) (Applicant, Gregory Rumple)

• Planning Commission 8-0 Recommended approval 02-11-2025
• Zoning and Annexation Committee 3-0 Recommended approval 05-05-2025
• First Reading 5-12-20205
• Public Hearing 5-27-2025 (Letters to Residents Per ORC)

Item 7. ORDINANCE 2025-054 corrected CBDG GRANT.pdf: ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITILIZATION GRANT (NGR), FUNDS AND ADMINISTER THE GRANTS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Regional Planning)

• Jobs and Economic Development Committee 3-0 Recommended approval 05-05-2025
• City PY 2025 project options chart.pdf
• First Reading 5-12-2025
• Public Hearing 5-27-2025 (News Ad)

Item 8. ORDINANCE 2025-055 corrected CDBG Downtown.pdf.: ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM AND TO AUTHROIZE THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR FLEXIBLE GRANTS DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS PROGRAM AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT AND DECLARING AN EMERCENCY. (Regional Planning)

• Jobs and Economic Development Committee 3-0 Recommended approval 05-05-2025
• City PY 2025 project options chart.pdf
• First Reading 5-12-2025
• Public Hearing 5/27/2025 (News Ad)

NEW BUSINESS

Item 9 ORDINANCE 2025-045 2025 Designation of Deposits.pdf  ORDINANCE DESIGNATING DEPOSITORIES OF PUBLIC MONIES OF THE CITY OF MARION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Reese)

• Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 2-1 recommendation to approve.
• First Reading 4-14-2025
• Second Reading 4-28-2025
• Returned to Committee 5-12-2025 By Council
• Finance Committee – Ms. Laing, Chair – 3-0 Recommendation to approve.

Item 10 ORDINANCE 2025-056 Appropriations Amendment Police.pdf   ORDINANCE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Courtwright)

• Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

Item 11 ORDINANCE 2025-057 Appropriations Amendment Ord 5.19.25 #2.pdf    ORDINANCE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Courtwright)

• Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

REPORTS

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Marion City Council Committee Meetings are at Marion City Hall, Courtroom Number One, 2^nd Floor, 233 West Center Street, Marion, Ohio 43302

GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

OHIO REVISED CODE 121.22

1. After all regular business has been conducted, the Council may, at their discretion, open the meeting for public discussion and /or comment.
2. The President will recognize members wishing to speak in order and exercise sole discretion in determining order.
3. Speakers Shall:
   1. Come to the podium, state their name, address, and/or organization they are representing., and their subject matter.
   2. Be recognized by the presiding officer.
   3. Address all comments to the Council.
   4. Limit comments to the question under debate and/or one subject.
   5. Limit subject matter to city related issues.
   6. Avoid personalities and refrain from impugning the motives of any argument or vote.
   7. No speaker shall speak more than once on the same motion until every other member desiring to speak on the motion has had an opportunity to do so.
4. Violation of these rules: there will be one (1) warning given before removal from the meeting.
5. The Council reserves the right to waive these rules as warranted.