Johnsburg elected officials are moving to find candidates to lead its town government after the sudden death of newly installed Supervisor Mark Smith. “I can just say it’s really been shocking at the suddenness,’’ said Mindy Preuninger, who joined the town board in January. An election for a two-year supervisor’s term will be held in November. In November 2023, Bean beat Smith in his bid to be elected supervisor. According to his bio and obituary, Smith was a pharmaceutical research company executive with several years of work experience in Japan.