The Village of Bluffton’s personnel committee will be meeting Thursday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be at Town Hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
The Village of Bluffton will operate with a 2014 general fund budget of $3,525,454. Bluffton’s council approved the budget on Monday. The budget includes excess reserves of $1,192,371, which provides the village with an approximate six-month reserve.
Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer, told council members that village income tax revenue in 2013 was higher than expected. She added that revenues in the water and sewer improvement fund were able to payback approximately $250,000 into the general fund.
Bluffton council hired two full-time police officers on Monday. With the new officers the department now had eight full-time officers, according to Rick Skilliter, police chief.
The two are Hope Hannah and Abigail Michael. Hannah has six years part-time experience with the Bluffton department. Michel has worked part-time for one year with the department.
They officially join the force on Jan. 5, 2014. Their pay is $13 an hour. Other members of the department are Matt Oglesbee and Ryan Burkholder, both sergeants, Tyler Hostettler, Chad Cupples, Lonny Kent and Skilliter.
Several students teacher assignments will be acted upon at Monday’s November school board meeting, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.
Those include the following Ohio Northern University students from Jan. 21 through May 2:
• Kayle Gorenfio, with Dave Sycks
• Spencer Genson with Kevin King,
• Blade Tacket with Pamela Riffle
• Tony Rader with Scott Huff
• Hillard Crawford with Jackie Bourassa
The Village of Bluffton’s insurance committee will be meeting Friday, Nov. 8, at 9 a.m. in the Bluffton town hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
