Tiffin's City Council agreed to create a director of human resources position for the city with plans to install City Administrator Debra Reamer in the position.  Council suspended its three-reading rule to create the position so the city could begin advertising for a new city administrator. Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz has said he plans to have a new city administrator on the job by the beginning of 2016.

Findlay City Schools Board of Education has approved a district wide fiber optic network that is expected to cost around $1 million.  Board members unanimously approved the project.  TSC Communications of Wapakoneta will install the fiber of a cost of just over $500,000.  Other costs will include buying the dark fiber cables and renting utility poles.  The project is expected to be completed by the start of the next school year.  Hancock County has agreed to join the network and the City of Findlay is still making a decision.

The first of three meetings led by State Senator Cliff Hite on “pay to play” at high schools took place yesterday.  Hite believes that policy keeps those who do not have money out of extracurricular activities – whether its music or sports.  Some school district leaders are worried about the implications state mandates could have.  There are still two more meetings on this topic.  After that the senator says he will compile all of the input he's received and figure out the best plan of action moving forward.

Friday's attacks on Paris are causing Bowling Green State University police to make sure their security plan is iron clad for the big game against University of Toledo Tuesday night.  Thousands of fans are expected to be in and around Doyt Stadium in Bowling Green for the game.  BGSU police can't get into specifics about their security plan for the game but want to let fans know to expect added security.  To make things easier on fans and police, they are asking everyone to arrive early to get through the security and to leave your bags and backpacks at home if.

Findlay city officials hosted an open house yesterday for citizens to learn more about changing streets and other portions of downtown.  The plan will create bicycle lanes on Cory Street by eliminating the southbound lane and creating medians, bump-out curbs and more crosswalks on Main Street.  Concerns about snow removal on Main Street and the possibility of reverse angle parking on Main Street were common.