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Available Employment Opportunities

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Below you will find all current job openings at the City of Marion. In addition to our web site, job listings are posted in area print publications such as the Marion Times and the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Fire Department

  • Paid on-call Firefighter - Application deadline:  Open

Applications are being accepted for paid-on-call fire fighter.  Please print the following application, fill out and return to:

2007 CED Survey Results

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The City of Marion recently invited citizens to complete a survey regarding Marion's possible expansion opportunities in the realm of culture and entertainment. Results from that survey are now available. Please click the "read more" below to see the full results.

The Latest City Ordinances

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Throughout the year Marion's City Council reviews and either approves or denies proposed ordinances. Once approved the ordinances become a part of the Municipal Code.

The entire code is updated electronically once each quarter. In the interim, any new ordinances will be available from this page.

Newly adopted ordinances:

Ordinance No. 05-27 Illicit Discharge to the Storm Sewer System
Ordinance No. 05-33  Establishing 44th Street as a Revitalization Area
Ordinance No. 05-34  Establishing Community Center Urban Revitalization Area
Ordinance No. 05-35  Establishing 12th Street as an Urban Revitalization Area
Ordinance No. 05-36  Amending Section 176.38 - Major Streets of the Marion Code Ordinances Eliminating 50th Street Designation as a Collector Street North of 29th Avenue
Ordinance No. 05-38  Relating to Gambling Devices
Ordinance No. 05-39  Changing the Name of 35th Avenue to Tower Terrace Road
Ordinance No. 05-40 Relating to Amend the Code of Ordinances by Adding a Chapter Relating to Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders
Ordinance No. 05-41  Relating to Pawnbrokers

Public Notices

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Marion's City Council, the Planning & Zoning Commission and other various boards and commissions often hold public hearings or provide public notices. These are items which may be of special interest to residents and the business community.

What follows is a list of upcoming public hearings and/or notices:

The Marion Messenger

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The City of Marion publishes a periodic newsletter, The Marion Messenger. In addition to the newsletter being mailed to each Marion resident, an electronic version is available on our site.

Below you will find the links to the pages of the November 2005 edition:

Available for Download

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What follows is a list of all the PDF documents available on the City of Marion site. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download and print these files from home.

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Items of General Interest:

Building Inspection Documents:

Block Parties

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Individuals desiring to hold a block party in the street are required to complete a Hold Harmless Agreement. The completed form should be submitted to the City Manager's Office (City Hall), 1100 8th Avenue.

This form is necessary so that emergency vehicles can plan for blocked streets. The block must provide the barricades for the party. 

For more information, contact the City Manager's Office at 377-1581.

Marion Board & Commission Membership

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This a list of all the city's boards and commissions, who serves on them and for how long.

  • Americans With Disabilities Advisory Committee - undefined terms
    • Kevin Morgan 
    • Reggie Long
    • Phil White
    • Ken Hines
    • Ann Gillaspie
    • Robin Brunner
    • Karen Kroeger
  • Arts Council - appointed to 3-year terms
    • Noma Lucas
    • Frances Renfer 
    • Kathleen Huebener
    • Marci Wright
    • Tina Dietzgen 
    • Joan Cimaglia
    • Susan Feickert
  • Central Business District Urban Revitalization Design Review Committee - undefined terms
    • Dave Martin
    • Dennis Novak
    • Mike Brain
    • John Botkin
    • Jack Larson
    • Paul Draper
  • Central Corridor Brownfields Steering Committee - undefined terms
    • Greg Hapgood
    • Dale Monroe
    • Ed Begley
    • Phil Seidl
    • Mike McDonough
    • Karen Clark-Hansen 
    • Jerry Sunderman 
    • John Nieland
  • Citizen Initiated Performance Assessment Committee - undefined terms
    • Paul Rehn
    • Greg Smith
    • Paul Supple
    • Jennifer Bleeker
    • Jeff Koffron
    • Mary Daugherty
    • Kim Dooley 
    • X
    • Scott Foens
    • Reggie Long
    • X
    • Fire Chief Terry Jackson, ex officio
    • Library Director Susan Kling, ex officio
    • Public Services Director Tom Newbanks, ex officio
    • Building Inspector Ron Hoover, ex officio
    • Code Compliance Inspector Neal Caraway, ex officio
    • City Manager Lon Pluckhahn, ex officio
  • Civil Service Commission - appointed to 4-year terms
    • Vicki Hughes
    • J.D. Schlotterback 
    • Paul Draper
  • Construction Code Review - appointed to 4-year terms
    • Dave Martin
    • JR Blok
    • Jim Angerer
    • Larry Nesset
    • Jim McDonald
    • Tom Mooney
    • Wayne Engle
    • Kirk Skilling
    • Richard Sundermeyer
    • Kari Raiche
    • Lumir Dostal

 

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Marion Polling Places

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Residents can register to vote at City Hall, 1225 6th Ave., or at the Linn County Auditor's Office in the Linn County Administration Office Building, 930 1st St. S.W. in Cedar Rapids.

Additional satellite offices are set up at various locations prior to elections. Voter registration cards will be mailed to you. The card will indicate where your polling place is located.

All Marion precincts are handicap accessible

WARDPRECINCTLOCATION
   
11Marion Public Library
1095 Sixth Avenue
12Marion Home School Assistance
440 S 15th Street
13Kirkwood Training Services
3375 Armar Drive
21First Baptist Church
1260 29th Street
22Wilkins Elementary School
2127 27th Street
23Squaw Creek Baptist Church
1410 44th Street
31Frances Marion Elementary
2301 3rd Avenue
32Marion School Administration Bldg
777 S 15th Street
33Marion Fire Department #2
3933 Katz Drive
41Marion Christian Church
1050 McGowan Boulevard
42Faith Lutheran Church
155 Boyson Road
43Christ Community Church
3000 Alburnett Road

If you need to determine in which ward and precinct you reside, please phone the Linn County Auditor's office, 892-5300.

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