The 29-page packet for this meeting is on the Village of Bluffton website HERE.
By Andy Chappell-Dick
Bluffton Village Council met on Monday, May 8 with a one-page agenda that didn't suggest any drama, with only this reporter and Jim Enneking of the Chamber of Commerce occupying the public gallery. Last meeting, Jim had a very aromatic coffee which competed for my attention; this time I brought my own hot drink. All elected officials and village administrators were in attendance except for Fire Chief Jon Kinn.
The board of the Bluffton Exempted Village School District is holding a special meeting for the purpose of interviewing candidates for middle school principal.
The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9 in the Elementary School media center, 102 S. Jackson St., Bluffton. The board will go into executive session to interview candidates.
Even faithful readers of the Council Summary may not recall that the last meeting ended with an Executive Session. This often means that all Councilors and Administrators troop off to the small adjoining conference room, and those of us not invited to join them head home. Ohio law provides six reasons for legislatures to meet behind closed doors and they are obligated to state which one they're invoking. This time, it was "ongoing litigation." This reporter learned only this week, upon reading the April 10 official minutes, that Council had some time later returned to regular session and voted to enter mediation in a dispute. It's a legal matter with a property owner along the S.R. 103 Pathway project and, when asked, Administrator Jesse Blackburn assured me that it would not delay the project.
The regular board meeting for Apollo Career Center is scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Apollo's Board room.
CORRECTION: This month the school board meeting is on Tuesday rather than Monday.
On Tuesday, April 18, the Bluffton Board of Education will hold a regular meeting with an agenda including the following items; many relate to preparations for the 2023-2024 school year. The full document is HERE.
The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Elementary School media center, 102 S. Jackson St.
Following routine matters that open all council meetings, the April 10 session saw Mayor Rich Johnson recognizie Logan Matthewson, who stood at the podium in full Eagle Scout regalia and requested politely that Council accept his project, a very impressive metal receptacle to be placed in Town Hall for the collection of worn American flags. This they did, unanimously, and thanked him for his time.
