Solid Waste District board to meet Monday afternoon
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, April 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 the review of 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, April 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 a drainage easement for the Beall Meyer open drain in Lancaster Township, project updates, and miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, April 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:
• An appointment with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday.
• An appointment with Wells County Highway Supervisor Shawn Bonar. Among the topics to be discussed is low voltage pricing.
• An appointment with Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag. Topics to be discussed include a design service fee proposal for River Road over the Markley Ditch and Community Crossings matching grant.
• Review of Wells on Wheels 2023 first-quarter statistics, including a WOW thank-you note, brought to the commissioners by Sandra Bayne.
• A Council on Aging funding increase request, a claim for the first quarter of 2023, 2023 Claim, a 2022 de-obligation letter, and 2024 Indiana Department of Transportation grant application, brought to the commissioners by Betsy Collier.
• General Insurance renewal, brought to the commissioners by Dan Lipp and Danica Dunwiddie.
• An extended medical leave request, brought to the board by Tricia Ross.
• 2024 Community Corrections grant, brought to the commissioners by Blake Poindexter.
• Monthly reports and miscellaneous business.
• Tax sale services support addendum.
• Highway garage tax bill.
• Right-of-way or utility agreement(s).
Bluffton-Harrison school board will meet Monday
The board of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 17, in the school district’s administration building at 803 E. Harrison St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Review of financial matters.
• Bluffton High School musical performance.
• Assistant superintendent’s report.
• Board tour of schools.
• Superintendent’s report.
• Middle School roof replacement and improvements project.
• High School HVAC guaranteed energy savings project.
• School safety opportunities.
• Personnel matters — resignations, employment recommendations, and c. Family and Medical Leave Act requests.
• Acceptance of donations.
• An additional appropriation request.
• SEBT trustee appointment.
• Preschool handbook changes.
• Review of policies.
County Election Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Election Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the clerk’s office in the Wells County Courthouse, 102 W. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Certificate of appointment to the Harrison Township Advisory Board.
• Appointment to the Poneto Town Council.
• Certification of public test on election equipment to be used for the May 2 election.
• Certification of ballots used in a vote center.
• 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 18, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A request to purchase, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
• Acceptance of the Cherry Street substation and sub transmission proposals. They will be read aloud but will not be opened.
• Discussion of an invoice cloud, brought to the board by Jon Oman, the city’s utilities director.
• A request to purchase, brought to the board by Brandy Fiechter, superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department.
• An update on the city’s Americans With Disabilities Act plan.
• Consideration of an agreement with the Lochmueller civil engineering firm of Fort Wayne for a Willowbrook drainage report.
• An encroachment request, brought to the board by John Baumgartner.
Southern Wells school board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Southern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the high school media center of the SWCS campus.
The board will meet prior to the regular meeting for a work session at 4:30 p.m. in the central office conference room.
Topics on the agenda for the regular meeting include:
• Spotlight on Raider success, recognition and performance.
• Review of financial matters.
• Review of fundraiser requests.
• Acceptance of donations.
• Personnel matters.
• Latch key program and after school care.
• Student handbooks.
• Instruction and curriculum, including conference and field trip requests.
• Superintendent’s information.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Discussion of the wastewater treatment plant and pipe lining.
• Discussion of the BakerTilly utility analysis.
• Consideration of an ordinance, on second reading, regarding siding on buildings in the downtown historic district.
• Update of the city’s Title VI policy and its ADA policy.
• Review of the Parks and Recreation Department’s annual report, brought to the board by Brandy Fiechter, superintendent of the department.
• Consideration of an encroachment agreement, brought to the council by Jade Heyerly.
