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No salary increases proposed for school administrators in 2020-21

Board acts on four-year contracts on Monday
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2020 - 3:28pm

Bluffton school board will act on contracts for its administrative staff on Monday.

The contracts cover a four-year period, and include no salary increases for 2020-21. Depending upon the staff member, contracts cover either July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024, or Aug. 1, 2020, to July 31, 2024.

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27 village employees get raises

Council also reminds residents of clean up week and recycle-refuse cart disposal
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2020 - 3:34pm

Bluffton council provide raises for 27 village employees at its May 11 council meeting – conducted in a virtual format. The raises are effective Jan. 1, 2020.

It also established requirements and starting wages for members of its police department and village employees, full-time, part-time and salaried.

The salaries lists and details of employee requirements is attached in the May 11 council package at the bottom of this story. Details are on pages 19 through 27.

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This week's Bluffton council schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2020 - 2:02pm

Here are this week's meetings for the Village of Bluffton. All meetings will be held using Zoom video conferencing. Those interested in attending should contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] to request an invitation. 

• Utilities – Monday, 5/11 at 1 p.m.
• Personnel – Monday, 5/11 at 6:30 p.m.
• Council Meeting – Monday, 5/11 at 7 p.m.

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Because of COVID-19 Jefferson Street phase 2 won't take place in 2020

And, this year's street program slashed in half
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 30, 2020 - 4:26pm

Two 2020 Bluffton village projects became victims of COVID-19 on Monday.

Bluffton council placed its Jefferson Street Phase 2 project, scheduled for 2020, on hold, and the council slashed its 2020 street program nearly in half. The action is due to anticipate lower village and state revenues this year.

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Unless state health order is lifted, distance learning will continue until the end of school year

Denny Phillips resigns effective May 28
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2020 - 5:13pm

• April and March board agendas at the bottom of this story

Bluffton’s school board will act on a resolution on Monday, which continues distance learning until the earlier of:
1 - the expiration of the Ohio Director of Health’s order, local board of health order, or an extension of any order, or
2 -  or the end of the 2019-20 school year.

In addition to that, the board’s primary focus is on action pertaining to next school year.

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Council "Zooms" through Monday's meeting

Watch a portion of the meeting on Icon's YouTube below
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2020 - 1:18pm

• Council packet attached at the bottom 
• Watch a video of a part of the meeting

Bluffton council Zoomed through its April 13 meeting together, yet apart from one another.

The meeting’s arrangement is a first for the village. It took place via Zoom video and audio conferencing broadcast on the third floor of the town hall.

Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator, sat in an unusually dark third floor town hall meeting room by himself, controlling the Zoom session.

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