Bluffton school board will act on offering supplemental contracts to spring and some fall athletic coaches when it meets on Monday.
The list of contracts is at the bottom of this story.
Other action includes approving the amounts and rates required from property taxes, already approved by the Allen County budget commission and Allen County auditor’s estimated tax rates.
Several additional items are on Monday’s agenda and the agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.
It's 30 degrees, or less, outside, but Bluffton council’s park and recreation committee has the swimming pool on its mind.
Committee members Ben Stahl and Mitch Kingsley presented several recommends to council, which were approved on Feb. 8. The recommendations came from a Feb. 3 committee meeting with Jennifer Wilson, pool manager.
Several actions involve establishing positions, wages and rates for the 2021 season. Those amounts are attached below this story. There will be no admission price increases in 2021.
The village of Bluffton submitted a pre-application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the design and construction phases of work at the Bluffton Airport in 2021, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
He updated Bluffton council on the project at its Feb. 8 Zoom meeting.
The pre-application is for reconstruction of taxi lanes C, E, and F for 2021.
On Monday, Bluffton council awarded a contract for its Jefferson Street Phase II project, following a second bidding of the project.
The Monday council packet is attached at the bottom of this story -
Council awarded a contract to Underground Utilities, Inc., of Monroeville, the low bidder at $813,882.50. Legislation passed by emergency so that the project can stay on schedule.
Phase II was originally scheduled for 2020 but was put off one year due to state funding issues related to covid-19.
On Monday, Bluffton council members learned the rebidding of Jefferson Street Phase II project's bid opening is at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5. And, the notice of bid award signing will be Thursday, March 4.
Full executed contracts should be completed on or prior to April 6. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told council that additional funding for the project has been applied for through the Ohio Water Development Authority.
A funding decision for that request should be made by the end of the January.
Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief and member of the village public works department, will be the new Bluffton operator of records of its waste water plant.
The decision was made during a Bluffton council personnel committee meeting on Jan. 8, and reported to council on Jan. 11.
Basinger replaces Dan Bowden, who retired from the position at the end of 2020. Basinger holds a Class II license and is working on a Class II license, required for the position.
