Bluffton council will hear updates from the village administrator on several projects underway this month during the Monday council session.
According to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, E. Lee Construction will perform exterior masonry maintenance to the town hall. The work includes cleaning the building, tuck-pointing, brick replacement, stone repair, sealants and caulk joint replacement, window cleaning and adding one coat of water repellent to the building.
Bluffton council will hold a joint committee meeting for personnel and finance, according to Laura Ewing, village fiscal officer. The meeting is at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 31, in the third floor of the town hall.
Bluffton interim village administrator Jesse Blackburn is now the offical village administrator.
Following Monday's council meeting, the council entered executive session to discuss personnel.
After existing closed doors, a motion was made by Mitch Kingsley with a second by Phill Talavinia to hire Blackburn as village administrator at a salary of $65,000 per year.
Approval of the graduating class of 2018 is on Monday's Bluffton school board agenda. The list of seniors to be issued diplomas follows: (The May school board agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.)
In a special meeting on Monday (April 30), Bluffton council voted 6-0 to terminate the employment of its village administrator, Jack Huber. He held the position since June of 2017.
The following notification to Mr. Huber explains council's decision:
This is to advise that you are hereby terminated from your employment with the Village of Bluffton, Ohio, on this date and your time off with pay is terminated on this date also.
