In year-end housekeeping action Bluffton council on Monday will act on 13 pieces of legislation, nine of which are by emergency. Council’s agenda, listing those pieces are an attachment at the bottom of this story.

One ordinance, which has caught attention of several Bluffton residents, is the final reading “authorizing and directing that the village park pond be filled in as soon as possible with construction demolition and other legal materials.”

Others include:
• Zoning change on Harmon Road
• Second reading of 2017 appropriations
• Setting compensation rates for fire and EMS personnel
• Agreement with Ohio Department of Transportation bridge inspection program
• Closing village airport for dumping
• Appointment of Stephen Chamberlain as village solicitor for two years

Council’s final regularly scheduled meeting of 2016 is Dec. 19.