Johnston sworn in as Saxonburg mayor
David Johnston was sworn in Friday, Jan. 2, as the new mayor of Saxonburg by an old friend.
In one of his last acts as a full-time Butler County Common Pleas Court judge before retirement, Timothy McCune administered the oath of office to Johnson to start his four-year term.
McCune said he and Johnston have been friends since junior high school and they played football together.
Johnston thanked his wife, Nancy Alberth, for her support and former Mayor William Gillespie Jr. for spending last year helping him prepare to take office.
After the ceremony at the county courthouse, Johnston said he worked with Gillespie, borough manager Steven May and police Chief Joe Beachem to plan this year’s budget.
He said his most important role is overseeing the police department, which has four full-time officers and covers Summit and Oakland townships in addition to the borough.
“We have an excellent police force. I’m very happy about that,” Johnston said.
Family and borough Councilwoman Joyce Hutterer also attended the ceremony.
