Ward 3 Representative Jim Curd Jr. was elected vice mayor by his fellow City Council members during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
The appointment comes following the resignation of former vice mayor and Ward 4 representative Alan Gentges, who resigned from the council to pursue the City’s open municipal judge position.
The owner of local restaurants Dink’s BBQ and Sterling’s Grille, Curd is a longtime Bartlesville resident, business owner, baseball coach and parks advocate and volunteer. He previously served on the City Council from 1993 to 1997, which included a stint as vice mayor. He was elected to represent Ward 3 in 2016.
Curd serves on the Bartlesville Development Authority and Park Board, and he co-chairs committees for such notable projects as the Tower Center at Unity Square design oversight committee and the Downtown Landscape Task Force. He continues to be intricately involved in the planning and funding identification for many other park projects, including the Price Fields Renovation.