Solid Waste District board to meet Monday afternoon
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 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.
• Travel policy.
• Status of September meeting.
County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 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 will include the Goodspeed tile drain project in Harrison Township — crop damage compensation agreement, plus project updates and discussion of miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 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:
• Meetings with Wells County Sheriff – Scott Holliday, Wells County Highway Superintendent Shawn Bonar, and Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
• Consideration of a final contract price for highway garage bid packages.
• 2023 holiday schedule and gatherings.
• Sept. 19 meeting during the Bluffton Free Street Fair.
The meeting will be streamed live on Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com
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, Aug. 15, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
The first order of business will be a public hearing at the start of the meeting. That will be followed by a budget work session.
The agenda for the regular meeting includes:
• Financial reports.
• Summer school and camp reports.
• Assistant superintendent’s and superintendent’s reports.
• Teacher evaluation results 2021-22.
• Enrollment report.
• State Board of Educatioin approval of governing body change.
• Middle School roof replacement and improvements project.
• High School HVAC guaranteed energy savings project.
• Personnel matters — resignations, hiring recommendations, and Family and Medical Leave Act requests.
• Acceptance of donations.
• Second reading of a policy on sexual harassment, acceptance of a report on sexual harassment, substitute teacher certification plan guidelines, summer school assignments, professional staff development and guidelines, and a required legal update to a policy on criminal history information.
• Review of the 2023-24 school calendar.
• Advertisement of the 2023 budget.
County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• The Southern Wells Community Schools tax levy.
• Republican town convention for Zanesville.
• Republican party caucus for Ossian clerk-treasurer.
• Republican party caucus for Jefferson Township trustee.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
Old Business
• Liquated damages for waterworks improvement project.
• Updates on trash and junk removal at 427 W. Lancaster St., 1021 S. Oak-St., and 917 W. Washington St.
• Review of city standards.
• Utility account deposits.
New Business
• A personnel request, brought to the board by Derrick Deininger, superintendent of wastewater collections.
• Junk violations at 817 S. Williams St. and 1417 Hi-Lo Drive.
• Midwest Engineering pay claims.
• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
Southern Wells school board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Southern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the high school media center of the SWCS campus.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Spotlight on Raider success.
• Financial matters.
• Fundraiser requests and acceptance of donations.
• Facility use requests.
• Personnel matters.
• Teacher appreciation grants.
• 2022-2023 school calendar.
• Instruction and curriculum.
• Conference and field trip requests.
• Superintendent’s information.
The community is asked to view the meeting on Facebook Live via the Southern Wells Community Schools Facebook page. Those who attend the meeting should enter through Door 10.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
Old Business
• Consideration of an ordinance on UTV regulations.
• Follow-up discussion on fire districts and territories.
• City Court contract.
• Presentation by Elevatus Architecture regarding HVAC upgrades.
New Business
• Approval of Parlor Bluffs Phase 1.
• Consideration of an ordinance for a loading zone change for the American Legion post.
Wells County Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Wells County Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
The council will discuss the county’s 2023 budget.
