County Drainage Board will meet Monday morning
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A drainage easement in the Boyer Open Drain in Harrison Township.
• A utility easement in the Paxson Tile Drain in Harrison Township.
• Project updates and miscellaneous drainage matters.
Solid Waste District board will meet Monday morning
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, April 18, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Financial reports.
• Supervisor’s report.
• Confidential shredding agreement.
• Hazardous waste agreement.
• Metal recycling.
• Meeting times.
County Commissioners will meet Monday morning
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Reports from Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday, Wells County Highway Superintendent Shawn Bonar, and Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
• Discussion with Jerry Foust, senior transportation planner with the Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council.
• Stop sign resolutions.
• General Insurance Renewal – Dan Lipp, Richard Randol, and Bret Beer,
• Consideration of an interlocal agreement with Ossian.
• Continued appointment of Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals members.
• Monthly reports and miscellaneous business.
• Commissioner meeting times.
• Handbook ordinance.
• American Rescue Plan Act resolution.
Southern Wells school board will meet Monday
The board of the Southern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the high school media center of the SWCS campus. Those attending are asked to enter through Door 10.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Administrative and financial matters, including a proposal to change banks and use First Bank of Berne.
• Consideration of fundraiser requests and the acceptance of donations.
• Consideration of personnel matters.
• Consideration of the student-parent handbook and textbook rental fees for 2022-23.
• Consideration of facility use requests.
• Consideration of conference and field trip requests.
• Superintendent’s information.
The meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook Live via the Southern Wells Community Schools’ Facebook page.
Prior to the regular meeting, the board will meet in executive session at 4:15 p.m. No topic for the executive session was provided.
Bluffton-Harrison school board will meet Monday
The board of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Review of financial reports.
• Acknowledgement of flag essay award winner.
• MS College Go Week report.
• New CTE program report.
• Mathematics curriculum review.
• Assistant superintendent’s and superintendent’s reports.
• Bluffton High School Performance Qualified High School and review of U.S. News and World Report information.
• Report on Bluffton Middle School roof replacement and improvements project.
• BHS HVAC guaranteed energy savings project.
• Personnel matters.
• Acceptance of donations.
• First reading of a police on teacher evaluation and development.
• Second reading of a policy on equal opportunity employment.
• Review of six current policies.
• Consideration of the superintendent’s contract renewal process.
• Consideration of a school bus driver training stipend.
• The meeting will be livestreamed at meet.bhmsd.org
County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Public test certifications from the March 25 public test.
• Primary candidates and voting locations legal advertisements.
• Campaign finance reports.
• Any other election matters.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A purchase request, brought to the board by Police Chief Kyle Randall.
• A utility dispute, brought to the board by Barry Crosbie.
• A presentation by Bluffton NOW!, represented by Mike Lautzenheiser, concerning the Community Reinvestment Program.
• A building structural review, also presented by Lautzenheiser.
• A roof replacement request, brought to the board by Dave Hendricks, the city’s water distribution supervisor.
• Consideration of two change orders and a partial pay request for the Willowbrook Crossing project, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
• A substation discussion, brought to the board by Operations Manager Jon Oman.
Items under old business, which may or may not come up for discussion Monday, include commercial drivers license, utility software, an AdamsWells internet agreement, and city standards.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, •in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Consideration of tax abatements for Star Engineering.
• A resolution to allow a funds transfer, brought to the council by Police Chief Kyle Randall.
• Rules for decorum.
• American Rescue Plan Act fund requests.
Markle Town Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Markle Town Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Markle Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St. in Markle.
No agenda was provided in time for this roundup.
