Bluffton council will act on the purchase of a new fire truck and new turn out gear later this month. The vehicle under consideration would replace the 1984 Ford that is in the department.
Council heard a presentation on Sept. 15 from a village safety services meeting held earlier. Details of the turn out gear and fire truck are in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Council is considering the purchase of a 2015 Rosenbauer smart cab firefighter at a purchase price of $310,206. If purchased the vehicle will be delivered next fall.
Bluffton council will hold two special sessions in the next two weeks to interview potential candidates for the open council seat created when Mitch Kingsley resigned from council.
According to Judy Augsburger, Bluffton mayor, eight persons have expressed an interest in the seat. Council set special meetings for Thursday, Sept. 18, and Thursday, Sept. 25. Both sessions start at 6:30 p.m.
Both sessions will be in executive session with four interviews scheduled each evening.
On Monday, Sept. 15, the Bluffton council Street, Alleys, Light and Sidewalk Committee recommended to the full council to amend Ordinance No. 07-13 to extend the deadline for sidewalk repairs until July 15, 2015, for properties on the east side of Main Street.
Jesse Blackburn of the village, told The Icon, "The committee was pleased with the current 42% response rate from residents regarding sidewalk repairs."
On Monday Bluffton council will act on the second of three readings of a 21-page ordinance that clearly spells out the self-governing rules of that body.
It is the most comprehensive and detailed ordinance in recent memory – perhaps the first-ever - that covers in such detail the rules and job description of council members.
THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Bluffton council will meet in a rare Wednesday night meeting this week. The Labor Day holiday forced the move in the council calendar. Among agenda items include the following update on several village projects from Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator:
THE COUNCIL AGENDA IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Bluffton council will have a vacancy in September.
Interested Bluffton citizens, who have been residents for at least one year, may submit their letter of interest to Council President David Steiner by email [email protected]
Or they may be mailed to:
Village of Bluffton
Attn: Dave Steiner
PO Box 63
Bluffton, OH 45817
