Bluffton-Harrison school board will meet Monday
The board of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Financial matters.
• The assistant superintendent’s and superintendent’s reports.
• Legislative update.
• State Board of Accounts compliance report.
• 2022 graduation date.
• Middle School roof replacement and improvements project.
• High school HVAC guaranteed energy savings project
• Personnel matters — resignations, employment recommendations. and Family Medical Leave Act requests.
• Donations.
• Review of policies on employee drug and alcohol policies, criminal historooy information, return to work, and staff health and safety.
• Review of the school district’s Health Operations Plan.
• Elementary student technology devices.
• Purdue IN-MaC Design and Innovation Studio.
Also on Monday, the board of directors of the Bluffton-Harrison Middle School Building Corporation will meet at noon atthe school district’s administration building at 805 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton. The purposes of the meeting is to determine a lessor representative and review the status of lease rental bond obligations, amortization schedules, and the 2022 Debt Service Fund.
Ossian Town Council will meet Monday evening
The Ossian Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Reports from the Fire Department Parks Board, and Police Commission.
• Consideration of Ordinance 22-3-1.
• A new hire for the Utilities Department.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Awarding of concrete bids.
• A Street Department personnel matter.
• A request for permission to hold a 5-kilometer run, brought to the board by Monica Edgeman.
• Purchase of air compressor, brought to the board by Brad Penrod of the Electric Department.
• A request to purchase, brought to the board by Brandy Fiechter of the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department.
• A request to hire, brought to the board by Fiechter.
• A review of four unsafe buildings.
• A request to void utility checks that are more than two years old.
• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Mayor John Whicker.
• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Fire Chief Don Craig.
• Consideration of fire department standard operating procedures, brought to the board by Craig.
• Two personnel matters, brought to the board by Operations Manager Jon Oman.
• A discussion of meeting times.
Held over under the category of old business are the alleyways project, fire insurance, and updates to network security.
A work session on city construction standards will be held at 3 p.m. prior to the public meeting.
County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include a review of ballots for the May 3 primary election and a review of procedures for public test at 10 a.m. March 25.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A resolution concerning 2022-26 inter-utility loan payments.
• An additional appropriations ordinance for the Parks and Recreation Department.
• A transfer of funds resolution.
• American Rescue Plan.
Held over under old business is a resolution on a capital asset policy.
Markle Town Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Markle Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the Markle Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St. in Markle.
Topics on the agenda include reports from the town superintendent and assistant superintendent, the town marshal, and the clerk-treasurer, plus economic development updates.
