County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Certification of election equipment.
• Affidavit of voting list maintenance.
• Certificate of appointment for the Jefferson Township advisory board.
• Certificate of appointment for Bluffton Common Council District 1.
• Rita Knowles’ letter of resignation from the Poneto Town Council.
• Any other election matters.
Solid Waste District board to meet Tuesday afternoon
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 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:
• Reorganization of the board.
• Financial reports.
• 2023 salary contract.
• Hazardous Waste Day 2023.
• Shred Day 2023.
• Other business.
• Supervisor’s report.
The board usually meets on Mondays, but the meeting was postponed a day due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• 2023 CRP grant goals and historic downtown structural concerns, brought to the board by Mike Lautzenheiser and Richard Triplett.
• Discussion of infrastructure concerns in the 700 block of Willowbrook Trail.
• Personnel matters, brought to the board by Police Chief Kyle Randall; Fire Chief Don Craig; Derrick Deininger, Derrick Deininger, superintendent of the city’s wastewater collections system; and Tony Fey, head of the city’s Wastewater Department.
• Consideration of a handicapped parking request, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
• Parlor Bluffs signage.
County Drainage Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 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 2022 completed tile projects and 2023 proposed tile projects, project updates, and discussion of miscellaneous drainage matters.
The board usually meets on Mondays, but the meeting was postponed a day due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
County Commissioners will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 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.
• Veterans Office 2022 activities, brought to the commissioners by Veterans Service Officer Dewey Randall.
• Workers compensation renewal, brought to the commissioners by Dan Lipp and Bret Beer.
• Wells County Trails, Poka-Bache connector interlocal agreement and Poka-Bache Task Force member appointment, brought to the commissioners by Michael Lautzenheiser Jr.
• Wheels on Wheels lease agreements, brought to the board by Betsy Collier.
• Contract for legal services with Beers, Mallers, Backs & Salin, LLP.
• Travel policy.
• Monthly reports.
• Batson Cemetery damage.
• Community Corrections advisory board appointment.
The commissioners usually meet on Mondays, but the meeting was postponed a day due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com
The public can interact with comments by emailing auditor@wellscounty.org
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• An investment resolution.
• Consideration of an ordinance regarding investment of public funds
• An engagement letter with the BakerTilly municipal finance company.
• An appointment to the Poka-Bache Connector Trail Task Force .
• The Bluffton NOW! annual report.
• Economic development agreement.
• Fire territory agreement.
• Review of city investments
• Lagoons and lime drying beds closure.
• MS4 assistance.
Markle Town Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Markle Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, in the Markle Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St. in Markle.
Topics on the agenda include:
• An ordinance creating the Markle Historical Commission as a subcommittee of the Markle parks board.
• Superintendent’s, town marshal’s, and assistant superintendent’s reports.
• Huntington County United Economic Development report.
• Opioid settlement.
• Clerk-treasurer’s report and approval of vouchers.
