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6.23.2025 Town Board Meeting Agenda

DRAFT AGENDA

AGENDA

Monday, June 23, 2025

 

6:30 PM           Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

 

The Marion Town Board will allow anyone who would like to speak for 3 minutes each with a maximum of 15 minutes of the meeting devoted to citizens’ comments.  There will be time allocated at both the beginning and the end of the meeting.

 

 

Acknowledgements:     Wayne County Highway Department

 

Correspondence:  

  1. Letter from Kimberly Salisbury

 

Discussion:

  1. Budget Process and Kick Off for 2026 (Supervisor Johnson)
  2. Planting Tree Approval (Supervisor Johnson)
  3. Sewer Funds (Supervisor Johnson)
  4. 3rd Party Payroll Service-Ongoing Procedure Discussion (Supervisor Johnson)
  5. Website RFP Review
  6. Cemetery Staff & Training
  7. Recording or Streaming — for discussion
  8. Advertising for Recreation Basketball Coordinator position for this fall 2025
  9. Onboarding

 

Citizen Comments:

 

Resolutions:

  1. Approve Hiring of 2025 Summer Recreation Counselors
  2. Approve Hiring of 2025 Summer Recreation Head Counselor
  3. Lease Agreement with Library
  4. Authorize Supervisor to sign WWTP Survey with Watts.
  5. Approve Bicentennial Mural work by Mural Mania
  6. Payment of Claims

 

Resolution #1 Authorization to Accept the Hiring of 6 Summer Recreation Counselors and 1 Fill-In Counselor for 2025 Summer Recreation

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board authorizes the following individuals for 2024 for the Summer Recreation Camp Program Counselor Position for $15/hour to be appropriated from account 73101.01.000.256 SUMMER REC GRANT,

Ashely Milner

Alyssa Ressor

Isabella Keyser

Hayden Williams

Haley Wurster

Haliey Hansen

And Ava Schubert as a fill-in/floater for vacation days or missed days; and

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board directs the Clerk of the Board to give a copy of this resolution to all of the individuals listed above and the Principal Account Clerk.

 

Resolution #2 Authorization to Accept the Hiring of Grace Colburn for the 2025 Summer Recreation Camp Program Head Counselor Position at the pay rate of $18.00 to be paid from the Youth Development Program Grant

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board authorizes Grace Colburn for 2025 for the Summer Recreation Camp Program Head Counselor Position for $18/hour to be appropriated from account 73101.01.0.256; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board directs the Clerk of the Board to give a copy of this resolution to Grace Colburn and the Principal Account Clerk.

 

 

Resolution #3 Authorize the Town Supervisor to sign the lease agreement between the Town of Marion and the Marion Public Library

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board authorizes the Town of Marion Supervisor to sign the property lease agreement between the Marion Public Library and the Town of Marion; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the lease agreed payment of $1.00 for 30 years shall be paid to the Town of Marion prior to the execution of the agreement; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the lease agreement will go into effect on January 1, 2026 and end December 31, 2055; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Supervisor, and Code Enforcement office have a duty to inspect the property prior to the execution of such agreement; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board directs the Clerk of the Board to give a copy of this resolution to the Marion Public Library Board of Trustees, Marion Public Library Director, Marion Town Supervisor and the Principal Account Clerk.

 

Resolution # 4  Authorize Watts Architects & Engineers Proposal #20-704D, Revision 1

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

 

BE IT RESOLVED, the Marion Town Board authorizes Town Supervisor, Summer Johnson to sign agreement with Watts Architects & Engineers for their Proposal #20-704D, Revision 1; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Marion did hold a public hearing on June 9, 2025 to spend Sewer Funds and;

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board authorize the payment of $4,792.00 to be made from the Sewer Reserve Fund 81304.007.0.042; and

 

BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board directs the Clerk of the Board to give a copy of this resolution to Jeff Cragg, Marion Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator; Marty Aman, Executive Director of the Wayne County Water & Sewer Authority, Bill Davis, MRB Group, Watts Architects & Engineers, and Principal Account Clerk, Kathy Cauwels.

 

Resolution #5 Authorize Hiring Mural Mania for Bicentennial Mural

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board hiring of Mural Mania to design, construct and install mural for the Marion Bicentennial; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Marion did send out RFP’s for the project and Mural Mania was the only vendor to submit a proposal; and

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the total cost of this project is $4,490 and will be expensed out of account #75104.01.0.237

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marion Town Board directs the Clerk of the Board to give a copy of this resolution to the Marion Bicentennial Committee, Mural Mania and Principal Account Clerk, Kathy Cauwels.

 

Resolution #6  Payment of Claims

 

Presented by:              Moved by:                   Seconded by:

 

WHEREAS, the Marion Town Board has received and audited the following claims; now

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to pay said claims upon receipt of the signed abstracts of audited claims from the Town Clerk.

 

Abstract 

General                                               $   8,580.09

Highway                                              $   2,422.45

Sewer                                                  $   1,464.23

Trust & Agency                                     $      450.00

Total                                                     $ 12,916.77

 

Additional Citizen Comments:

 

Executive Session:

 

Next Meeting Dates:

Monday, July 14, 2025 –  Town Board Meeting at 6:30pm

 

Monday, July 28, 2025 –  Town Board Meeting at 6:30pm