Friends of the Shelter will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Friends of the Shelter, the organization that supports animal issues in Wells County, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Bluffton’s City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
The meeting will be held in the downstairs meeting room on the first floor.
Items on the agenda include financial matters, discussions of upcoming events, and other pertinent animal information.
Bluffton-Harrison school board will meet Monday
The board of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 13, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Consideration of financial matters.
• Reports from the assistant superintendent and the superintendent.
• Setting of 2023 graduation date.
• Legislative update.
• Update on middle school roof replacement and improvements project.
• Update on high school HVAC guaranteed energy savings project.
• Public safety opportunities.
• Consideration of a band trip proposal.
• Personnel matters — resignations, FMLA requests, and employment recommendations.
• Consideration and review of various policies.
• Transfer request deadline reporting Process for out-of-district students.
• JUUL litigation.
• Middle and high school student devices.
Ossian Town Council will meet Monday evening
The Ossian Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Reports from the Fire Department, Parks Department, and Police Department.
• North subdivision plat approval.
• Ottenweiler contract.
• Update on pole relocation on Norwalt.
• Outstanding warrants.
• Storm board appointees.
• Salary ordinance.
• Consideration of ordinances regarding opioid funds.
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 14, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include a water adjustment for a residence on West Cherry Street and consideration of the city’s trash rates through 2024.
Northern Wells school board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Northern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the school district’s central office, 312 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Superintendent’s report.
• Personnel matters — Leave requests, resignations, and hiring recommendations.
• Acceptance of donations.
• Consideration of four trip requests.
• Consideration of a letter of agreement with Schmidt Associates.
• Consideration of a rebranding and marketing agreement with Sensible Solutions.
The board will convene in an executive session immediately following the regular meeting. The agenda for the executive session includes discussion of a real property transaction and receiving information about and interviewing prospective employees.
Southern Wells school board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Southern Wells Community Schools will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the high school media center of the SWCS campus.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A public hearing on an additional appropriation.
• Consideration of financial matters.
• Acceptance of donations.
• Acceptance of a technology management service bid and a technology agreement for cybersecurity.
• Personnel matters.
• Review of board policies.
• Consideration of a flexibility waiver resolution.
• Consideration of field trip requests and summer school plan.
• Superintendent’s report.
Regional Sewer District board will meet Thursday
The board of the Wells County Regional Sewer District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 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:
• Receiving project customer questions.
• Payment of claims and account reconciliation.
• Superintendent’s report.
• Engineer’s report on the status of projects.
• Attorney’s report.
• Setting of August board meeting schedule.
