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Votes at a glance: Marion council approves hires, engineering contract and ordinances
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda, hired a patrol officer (sworn in on the record), approved an engineering agreement for Hub TIF sewer work, adopted two ordinances (redevelopment amendment and purchasing procedures), retained confidentiality for three closed-session minutes and approved the electric shuttle purchase.
The Marion City Council recorded several formal actions during the meeting:
- Consent agenda: approved by unanimous roll call after a question clarified that one item would use unexpended grant reserve funds rather than general fund dollars.
- Personnel: Council approved the merit board recommendation to hire Bridal Mazo as a patrol officer at the contract rate with a start date of Feb. 3, 2025; the chief introduced Mazo and the council administered the oath.
- Engineering agreement: Council approved an engineering agreement with Horner Shifrin for sewer improvements in the Hub TIF; the motion passed with one abstention.
- Ordinances: Council adopted Ordinance 3,999, amending a redevelopment agreement with Castellano Properties LLC, and Ordinance 4,000, which repeals and replaces purchasing procedures (raising an employee purchasing limit discussed during deliberation). Both ordinances passed by roll call.
- Closed-session minutes: Council reviewed three sets of closed-session minutes and voted to keep them confidential at this time, per the authority cited in meeting materials.
- Major equipment purchase: Council approved purchase of a Ford electric shuttle van using a $50,000 Ameren grant and project funds (see separate item).
All recorded roll-call votes and counts are reflected in the meeting records.
