The Marseilles City Council last week passed an ordinance that establishes city level violations for disobeying rules set by the governor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says he doesn’t want charge business owners with reckless conduct for disobeying aspects of the executive order.
Under the city ordinance, violators would be issued a city ticket and fine that could be dealt with at the city level. Hollenbeck says he hopes to not have to use the ordinance to fine anyone.