Solid Waste District board to meet Monday afternoon
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, July 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 are financial reports and the supervisor’s report.
County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 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:
• The opening of quotes for the Goodspeed tile drain replacement project in Harrison Township.
• Project updates and miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, July 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.
• Rezoning requests, brought to the board by Michael Lautzenheiser Jr., executive director of the Wells County Area Plan Commission.
• 911 consolidation.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com and the public can interact with comments by emailing auditor@wellscounty.org
Bluffton-Harrison school board will meet Monday
The board of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 18, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Review of financial information.
• Reports from the superintendent and assistant superintendent.
• Annual nursing reports.
• Middle school roof replacement and improvements Project
• High school HVAC guaranteed energy savings project.
• Appointment of a treasurer.
• Employment recommendations.
• Family and Medical Leave Act request.
• Consideration of the 2022-2023 student handbooks on second reading.
• 2022-2023 student enrollment capacity.
• 2022-2023 classified handbook changes.
• Employment contracts and work agreements.
• Central office consultation services.
• Second reading of a policy on social media use.
• Second reading of a policy on guidelines for faculty travel reimbursement.
• Review of several other policies.
• Consideration of the 2022-23 school calendar.
An executive session will be held after the regular meeting. During the session, which will be closed to the public, the board will discuss collective bargaining and discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees.
County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Approval the Voter List Maintenance form (VRG-21).
• Approval of the certification for voter-verified paper audit trail and direct-recording electronic inventory.
• Redrawing precincts in Ossian
• Southern Wells referendum tax levy.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda were:
• An update on utility e-billing.
• Updates on 427 W. Lancaster St., 1021 S. Oak St., and 117 E. Market St.
• Consideration of hiring an ordinance enforcement officer and combining junk and weed ordinances.
• Revising city construction standards.
• Personnel matters, brought to the board by Parks and Recreation Department Supervisor Brandy Fiechter, Street Commissioner Tim Simpson, and Fire Chief Don Craig.
• A parking request from St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Southern Wells school board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Southern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the high school media center of the SWCS campus.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Financial matters, including setting the 2023 budget calendar.
• Consideration of a fundraiser request.
• Personnel matters.
• Food service policy and procedures.
• Field trip requests.
• Superintendent information.
The board will hold an executive session at 6:30 p.m. following the public meeting. No information was provided on the topic of the executive session.
The community is asked to view the meeting on Facebook Live via the Southern Wells Community Schools Facebook page.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Consideration of ordinances lowering electric and water rates.
• Consideration of an HVAC proposal for the Police-Fire Building.
• A resolution concerning 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics.
• A transfer of funds resolution.
• A discussion of allowing UTVs and ATVs on city streets.
• An easement request, brought to the council by Keith Ehrman.
A special council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28, to gather information regarding fire districts and territories.
Markle Town Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Markle Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, in the Markle Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St. in Markle.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Markle Area Historical Society.
• Introduction of an amended town ordinance.
• Town correspondence dealing with KnowBe4 cybersecurity training.
• Reports from the town superintendent and assistant superintendent, and the town marshal.
• Consideration of the Huntington County United Economic Development report.
• Clerk-treasurer’s report.
