The Connect Transit Board has completed the hire of an Interim Director.
Former Chief Operating Officer Isaac Thorne will take over for Andrew Johnson until a permanent replacement can be chosen.
Johnson is leaving for a new job with the bus system in Champaign-Urbana. Thorne has been with Connect Transit in Bloomington for a decade.
Thorne is expected to be a candidate for the permanent position.
His salary as Interim Director will be $112,000 per year.
The bus system governing body also approved hiring Andrew Johnson on a short term contract as a consultant to aid in the transition over the next several months.
