Marion City Mayor Mike Absher | City of Marion Website
Marion City Mayor Mike Absher | City of Marion Website
City of Marion City Council met Oct. 14.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE TO VISITORS (Subject to Ordinance No. 3128 as amended by Ordinance No. 3134)
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. INVOICES
1) Approve an invoice from Brown Electric for up-lighting for City Hall using Project Funds.
2) Approve an invoice from Governmental Consulting Solutions, Inc for $3,000 for consulting services for October 2024.
3) Approve the 3rd Quarter billing statement from REDCO.
B. MINUTES
1) Discuss/Approve minutes from the September 23, 2024 council meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
5. POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. Discuss/Approve the recommendation of Chief Fitts to hire Aaron Deaton as a school security officer at the agreed upon pay rate between Marion Unit 2 schools and the City of Marion.
6. FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Discuss/Approve the recommendation of the Merit Board to hire Bronson Nesler and Drake Gravatt to two open firefighter positions; terms per the collective bargaining agreement. Both will start on October 21, 2024.
7. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
A. Discuss/Approve the purchase of a dump bed and pump assembly for a Water Department truck for $15,213; a budgeted item.
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL PLANNING
A. Discuss/Approve FY25 TIF Grant Applications received through 10/11/2024.
B. Discuss/Approve Ordinance 3980 a Residential TIF II Redevelopment Agreement with the Ruth E Malone Trust for renovations at 207 N. Bentley.
9. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
A. Discuss/Approve timber sales contract with Kurt Rehagen dba Rustic Wood Products, Inc.
B. Discuss/Approve work comp and P&I insurance renewal with IML's RMA.
C. Discuss/Approve a grant of $10,000 using ARPA funds to the Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless for emergency housing vouchers.
D. Discuss/approve bids to make roof repairs to City Hall.
10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
11. MISCELLANEOUS
12. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF NEEDED) LITIGATION, PROPERTY, PERSONNEL.
13. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT
https://cityofmarionil.gov/agendas-minutes/
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