Marion City Council Meetings

Event Date: 
Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:30pm

City Council Meets in the 2nd floor Courtroom at Marion City Hall

 

MARION CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

06/23/2025 at 6:30 PM

 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND INTRODUCTIONS

  • Invocation by: Paul Priddy, Lifepoint     

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 

 

OLD BUSINESS

Item 1 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
  • Date Certain 6-23-2025.

 

Item 2 ORDINANCE 2025-058 AMENDMENT OF ZONING CODE for Solar May 2025.pdf   ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, TITLE NINE – GENERAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO ADD § 1164 TO REGULATE ACCESSORY SOLAR ENEGRY SYSTEMS AS AMENDED (Planning Commission)

 

  • Zoning and Annexation Committee -- Mr. Prater, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
  • First Reading 5-27-2025
  • Amended First Reading 6-9-25.
  • Public Hearing 6-23-25

 

Item 3 ORDINANCE 2025-059 Can Do! 2025.pdf    ORDINANCE RE-DECLARING THE CITY OF MARIONS’ SUPPORT FOR CAN DO! IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE GREATER MARION AREA AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

 

  • Jobs and Economic Development Committee -- Mr. R. Smith, chair – 2-1 no recommendation.
  • First Reading 6-2-25

 

Item 4 ORDINANCE 2025-060 Charter Commission.pdf    ORDINANCE TO PLACE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 THE QUESTION OF CHOOSING A COMMISSION TO FRAME A CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF MARION AND ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MARION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

 

  • Legislation, Codes, and Regulations Committee -- Mr. Neff, chair – 2-0 no recommendation.
  • First Reading 6-2-25

 

Item 5 ORDINANCE 2025-061 Rezoning 739, 749, and 757 E. Center St..pdf    ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF MARION BY REZONING 739, 749, AND 757 EAST CENTER STREET FROM AN O-I-A (OFFICE – INSTITUTIONAL – APARTMENT DISTRICT) TO A C-5 (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT). (City Planning Commission)

 

 

Item 6 ORDINANCE 2025-062 Rezoning East Center St..pdf    ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF MARION, BY REZONING EAST CENTER STREET BETWEEN SEFFNER AVENUE AND REED AVENUE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND SEFFNER AVENUE AND BARNHART STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE FROM O-I-A (OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL & APARTMENT) TO R-2 (GENERAL DWELLING) DISTRICT. (City Planning Commission)

 

 

Item 7 ORDINANCE 2025-063 Appropriations Amendment General.pdf    ORDINANCE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Courtwright)

 

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
  • First Reading 6-2-25

 

Item 8 RESOLUTION 2025-013 Tax Budget Resolution.pdf    RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE TAX BUDGET OF THE CITY OF MARION, OHIO FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Auditor)

 

  • Finance Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.
  • First Reading 6-2-25
  • Public Hearing 6-23-25

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Item 9 RESOLUTION 2025-014 Fire Station .pdf  RESOLUTION SELECTING MCCALL SHARP ARCHITECTURE, LLC AS THE MOST QUALIFIED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRE STATION PROJECT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Cowell)

 

  • Airport, Lands and Buildings Committee -- Ms. Laing, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

 

Item 10 ORDINANCE 2025-064 WWTP Super Assistant Yarger.pdf   ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.1969.29 (KNOWN AS THE YARGER REPORT) AS AMENDED, LAST AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 2021.058 BY UPDATING THE EXISTING JOB DISCRIPTION OF THE ASSISTANT WATER POLUTION CONTROLE SUPERINTENDENT. (Ice)

 

  • Municipal Services, Parks, and Recreation Committee -- Mr. T. Smith, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

 

Item 11 Ordinance 2025-066 Make up air replacement bid ordinance.pdf  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR THE MAKEUP AIR UNUIT REPLACEMENT, FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROLE CENTER, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Ice)

 

  • Streets and Sewers Committee -- Mr. Barr, chair – 3-0 recommendation to approve.

 

Item 12 ORDINANCE 2025-067 Justice Reinvestment appropriation June 2025.pdf  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO APPROPRIATE MONIES TO THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND REVIEVED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTIONS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Stotts)

 

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

 

Item 13 Ordinance 2025-068 Probation Services appropriation June 2025.pdf  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO APPROPRIATE MONIES TO THE PROBATION SERVICES FUND RECEIVED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 584 ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Stotts)

 

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

 

Item 14 Ordinance 2025-069 Police Grant Dept of Justice.pdf  ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE SAFETY DIRECTOR TO APPLY FOR A 2025 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG) THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THEN ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Brown)

 

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

Item 15 ORDINANCE 2025-070 Strong Towns Celebration.pdf  ORDINANCE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. (Bodine)

 

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

 

Item 16 ORDINANCE 2025-071 Income Tax Attorney General.pdf  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY AUDITOR’S OFFICE, INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH STATE OF OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO COLLECT DELIQUENT DEBT WITH CERTAIN APPROVED TERMS AS PRESENTED. (Income Tax Department, Law Director)

 

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

 

 

MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

 

REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

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