Bluffton interim village administrator Jesse Blackburn is now the offical village administrator.
Following Monday's council meeting, the council entered executive session to discuss personnel.
After existing closed doors, a motion was made by Mitch Kingsley with a second by Phill Talavinia to hire Blackburn as village administrator at a salary of $65,000 per year.
Approval of the graduating class of 2018 is on Monday's Bluffton school board agenda. The list of seniors to be issued diplomas follows: (The May school board agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.)
In a special meeting on Monday (April 30), Bluffton council voted 6-0 to terminate the employment of its village administrator, Jack Huber. He held the position since June of 2017.
The following notification to Mr. Huber explains council's decision:
This is to advise that you are hereby terminated from your employment with the Village of Bluffton, Ohio, on this date and your time off with pay is terminated on this date also.
Bluffton school board will act upon the resignation of Jane Steinmetz, academic intervention teacher at the elementary school, during its April meeting on Monday.
In addition the board will act on 10 certified contracts for the 2018-19 school year.
Other contacts on the agenda include four extended service contracts, nearly 30 supplemental contracts and one classified service contracts.
