Bluffton council didn't take much time selecting a replacement for Everett Collier, who resigned his council post on April 20.
In a special meeting on April 28 council voted to name Richard Johnson as Collier's replacement. Johnson will be sworn in at the May 4 council meeting.
Dave Steiner, council president, told The Icon that the vote in favor of Johnson was 5-0 and that there were no other candidates under consideration. Steiner also said that Johnson has taken out petitions to seek the office in the general election in the fall.
The lifelong Bluffton resident is a 1967 Bluffton High School graduate. He had worked at Leiber's Garage and Textron, Bluffton, before joining the buildings and grounds staff at Bath Schools where he was employed for 20 years before retiring.
He has been active in several local organizations including a long-time member of the Bluffton Volunteer Fire Department. He served as fire chief one year. He is also a past president of the Bluffton High School Athletic Boosters.
For 20 seasons he worked the scorer's table for BHS girls' basketball games. During that era he also filmed BHS football games. He and his wife, Ruth, live on Beaver Street.
