Four ordinances are on the July 12 Bluffton council agenda. They include:
Ordinance 17, 3rd reading, adopting the Ohio Building Codes and establishing a Village of Bluffton Building Department.
Ordinance 18, 3rd reading, requesting the Ohio Board of Building Standards to certify the village for enforcement of the Ohio Building Codes with the condition that the Wood County Building Inspecting Department exercise enforcement authority.
Spraying for mosquitos in the village is underway for the summer. The Bluffton council will use certified employees from Ottawa to supervise our mosquito control application program.
According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, Bluffton employees met with the supervisor and began spraying on June 30.
He said that the spray schedule will be Wednesday evenings beginning at dark. If weather forces the Wednesday application to not take place, spraying will be on Thursday of that week.
Bluffton Exempted Village Schools announced its 2010-2011 program year policy for free and reduced-price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch^A ^A Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.^A The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility.^A Children from families whose annual income is at or below the Federal Guidelines are eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk if the school participates in the Special Milk
Parents of Bluffton seventh graders need to be updated on Tdap booster shot requirements for their children. A letter explaining what is required may be obtained by clicking here. This notice is from the Bluffton Middle School office.
Bluffton council approved a reduction in the village work force during its June 14 meeting. A statement from Jamie Mehaffie explains council's action.
Mehaffie: "After careful examination of personnel needs and the budget, the Bluffton village council has made the difficult decision to eliminate the position of Assistant Village Administrator [Nancy Benroth].
The annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR0 has been mailed to all Bluffton citizens and those who are Bluffton village water customers. The OEPA requires municipalities to send this report annually to inform the consumers about their drinking water.
"You should be receiving a copy of it in your mail soon. If you do not receive the document and would like one, additional copies are located at the Town Hall, Community Market, Library and Post Office," said Nancy Benroth, assistant village administrator.
