County commissioners schedule interviews for solid waste chief

County commissioners say they will interview candidates for head of the county solid waste department next month.

The board is looking for a replacement for long time director Van Johnson who is retiring at the end of May.

Mister Johnson said he let current employees apply for his job and two did.

He already held interviews and had a recommendation for the board – but commissioners said they will hear his recommendation when they hold interviews of their own on June the 5^th.

In April, Mister Johnson recommended that long-time assistant director Fonda Davis take over the director’s job and that Nikki Millender who oversees the county parks and recreation department become assistant director.

At the time he said he felt promoting those two would insure a smooth transition when he leaves the job he has held since 1991.

The board approved that recommendation on a 3 to 2 vote.

On Tuesday the board revised that to bringing Fonda on as interim director beginning June 1^st until the commission completes its interviews.

Tuesday’s meeting was Van’s last as a county department head so commissioners took the chance to thank mister Johnson’s for his years of service and agreed to have a special plaque made up to show their appreciation.

Mark you calendar for May the 31^st, by the way, because the board agreed to make that Van Johnson Day in honor of all of the work Van has done for the county. 

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