Council members take oath of office
On Monday, December 26, the Village of Bluffton council meeting included the swearing in of re-elected members Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kinsley, David Steiner and Phill Talavinia by Mayor Richard Johnson.
The attached agenda details other items of business that evening. (The Icon was not in attendance at the meeting.)
- Approval of the minutes of the December 13 meeting
- Bills
- Public comment
- Committee reports
- First reading of Ordinance 11-2021: Ammending Ordinance 02-21, the annual appropriation ordinance
- Third reading of Resolution 22-2021: Authorizing temporary appropriations for 2022
- First reading of Resolution 23-2021: Making certain transfers
- First reading of Resolution 24-2021: Making certain transfers at the legal level of control
- First reading of Resolution 25-2021: Renewing the current contract with Elliott T. Werth as Village Solicitor
- Village administration reports
- Safety Services reports (EMS, Fire, Police)
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12