It will be an evening of legislation at Bluffton's Monday council meeting.
Ten ordinances and resolutions are on the agenda. These cover a range of subjects including regulation of parking, 2016 appropriations, prohibiting semi-trailers on Lake Street, and penalties for parking or storage of inoperative vehicles in the village.
Each of these ordinances and resolutions is part of council's packet, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
One election is just now over. Bluffton school board, meeting on Monday, will act on resolutions to place a three-year income tax renewal levy on the March 2016 ballot.
The current levy expires on Dec. 31, 2016. According to information from the school, the levy generates approximately $700,000 for the school district year year. The levy's purpose is for permanent improvements.
The boad will also act on another levy on the March 2016 ballot. It is a 1.0 mill tax levy for the Bluffton Public Library. The school district is the taxing authority for the library.
Bluffton council voted to hire Rhonda Hohenbrink as its part-time income tax administrator/deputy fiscal officer.
The action took place in a special council meeting on Nov. 9.
Hohenbrink will work 30 hours per week starting at $14.50 per hour and will be eligible for a 50 cent per hour increase after six months of employment.
Put those leaves on your curb. They'll disappear shortly.
Village employees turned on the leaf sweeper this week. According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, the service department will continue its leaf pickup until the end of November.
Monday's council packet is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Residents should place un-bagged leaves on the side of the street, in front of residences, as close to the curb as posible.
The village asks residents to assist in the process by clearing leaves from catch basins and curb drains.
