Mayor Richard Johnson called the first Village Council meeting of 2022 to order at 7 p.m. on January 10. All members were present, and they began this meeting by looking over and approving payment of the Village's bills.
The council agenda includes an item for comments from members of the public. None were present on this date beyond the Icon reporter.
The Village of Bluffton has announced the following meetings for early January.
The meetings will be held at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St., unless noted. Please contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Personnel Committee – Wednesday, January 5 at noon.
Ordinance Committee – Thursday, January 6 at noon, via Zoom.
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.)
The Bluffton Exempted Village School District (Ohio) issued the following alert at 3:45 p.m. on December 20, 2021:
"This weekend, the district was notified of a threatening social media post which circulated briefly. After review by the local authorities, the post was deemed not a credible threat. Out of an abundance of caution, the middle school staff was briefed this morning, and police officers were present in the buildings today and will be tomorrow.
