Public Meetings

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The May Bluffton school board meeting has a schedule change, according to Paula Parish, school district treasurer.

The meeting was originally set for Monday, May 21. The new meeting date is 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 14, in the Bluffton elementary media center.

Jesse Blackburn named interim administer during special Monday meeting

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In a special meeting on Monday (April 30), Bluffton council voted 6-0 to terminate the employment of its village administrator, Jack Huber. He held the position since June of 2017.

The following notification to Mr. Huber explains council's decision:

This is to advise that you are hereby terminated from your employment with the Village of Bluffton, Ohio, on this date and your time off with pay is terminated on this date also.

This termination is FOR CAUSE.

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Bluffton council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, April 30, in the town hall, according to Laura Ewing, village fiscal officer.

The purpose of the meeting is: employee matters: village administrator.

Elementary teacher, Jane Steinmetz, will retire at end of school year

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Bluffton school board will act upon the resignation of Jane Steinmetz, academic intervention teacher at the elementary school, during its April meeting on Monday.

In addition the board will act on 10 certified contracts for the 2018-19 school year.

Other contacts on the agenda include four extended service contracts, nearly 30 supplemental contracts and one classified service contracts.

13-page document anticipated expenses and income for Bluffton

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Bluffton council passed its 2018 appropriations on Monday. They now go to the Allen County Commissioners.

The appropriations, part of the village budget process, list estimated general fund income at $2,962,386. It lists estimated general fund expenses at $4,029,886.  A carry-over from 2017 should make up the different between these two line items.

The 13-appropriations lists every anticipated expense in the village in 2018.

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Bluffton council set several committee meetings at its Monday meeting. Those meetings follow and all meetings are in the town hall unless otherwise noted.

• Wednesday, March 28 - Personnel, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Street and alleys, 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Bluffton in Bloom, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 5 - Pathway, Marbeck Center, noon
• Tuesday, April 10 - Tree Commission, 7:30 p.m.

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