The Marion County Commissioners on Thursday voted 3-0 to allow Marion County Prosecutor Jim Slagle to file an injunction keeping Marion City Council from voting on a proposed lease.

The lease with Marion General Hospital received its second reading on Monday, with a third reading and possible vote scheduled for June 23rd.

A vote would break a long standing agreement between the Council and Commissioners concerning governance of Marion General.

City Council voted against postponing the second reading, but could postpone a third. By law, any ordinance must receive three readings unless an emergency is declared.

The commissioners had asked the Council to postpone a vote while a consultant is brought in to review the proposed lease.

That lease would see Marion General’s rent raised to $300,000 with an additional 4% increase per year. It would run through 2043.

Slagle has filed the injunction with the Marion County Common Pleas court, asking for a hearing before June 23rd.