Bluffton council approved a reduction in the village work force during its June 14 meeting. A statement from Jamie Mehaffie explains council's action.
Mehaffie: "After careful examination of personnel needs and the budget, the Bluffton village council has made the difficult decision to eliminate the position of Assistant Village Administrator [Nancy Benroth].
The annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR0 has been mailed to all Bluffton citizens and those who are Bluffton village water customers. The OEPA requires municipalities to send this report annually to inform the consumers about their drinking water.
"You should be receiving a copy of it in your mail soon. If you do not receive the document and would like one, additional copies are located at the Town Hall, Community Market, Library and Post Office," said Nancy Benroth, assistant village administrator.
The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool will be open on Sunday and Monday, May 29-30 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Regular operating hours will start on Friday, June 4.
Bluffton police chief Rick Skilliter will be recognized on May 19 in Columbus as the state's EMT-Intermediate of the Year.
The award will be presented during the Ohio EMS Awards ceremony, which is combined with Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physician's (Ohio ACEP) EMS Star of Life Awards ceremony.
The ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 19, in the ODOT Auditorium at the Ohio Department of Public Safety / Ohio Department of Transportation complex, 1980 W. Broad St., Columbus,