Bluffton’s fire district is searching for a new chief while questions surrounding the former chief remain under investigation by the state’s ethics board.
On Tuesday, Bluffton Township Fire District’s Board of Commissioners held a special-called meeting to address personnel matters. Two motions coming out of a closed-door session were approved unanimously by the board. They agreed to advertise the position for the district’s fire chief and to direct the Interim Fire Chief, Derek Church, to research recruitment firms for the board’s evaluation.
This marks the start of a recruitment process for a permanent chief…