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Mayor Stutchell announces CIC sale to Civitas, plans for in-house zoning/code enforcement and search for permanent public services director
Summary
Mayor Jonathan Stutchell told St. Bernard council that the village has executed a purchase-and-sale agreement with Civitas Development Group for the CIC site, will start demolition of the old bank building within weeks, and will create an in-house zoning and code enforcement administrator.
Mayor Jonathan Stutchell reported several administration items at the April 24 St. Bernard council meeting, including a development agreement for the CIC parcel, plans to create an in-house zoning and code enforcement administrator, and the start of a search for a permanent director of public service and safety.
The mayor said the village has a fully executed purchase-and-sale agreement with Civitas Development Group; Civitas will complete due diligence and finalize project plans. O'Rourke Reking was named as the contractor expected to begin demolition of the old bank building within two weeks, with work on an adjacent strip mall to follow. The mayor thanked CIC board member Chris Schulmeyer for coordinating the process.
On staffing, Stutchell said the administration will immediately begin the process to create an in-house zoning and code enforcement administrator to improve property compliance and to handle high grass and similar violations internally. He also announced the search process for a permanent director of public services and safety will begin next month.
The mayor also recognized community contributions: he read a thank-you from Diane Smith of the St. Clement Food Pantry, which the mayor said collected specific donations during a four-day Lenten drive (including 409 rolls of bath tissue, 119 rolls of paper towels, 9 boxes of tissues, 43 bars of soap, 36 sticks of deodorant, 52 tubes of toothpaste, hundreds of toothbrushes, 62 boxes of cereal and about 500 pounds of nonperishable food), and noted the pantry’s current hours of operation are 4:30–6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
The items Mayor Stutchell raised were informational; no formal council vote on the CIC sale, the zoning hire, or the director search was recorded during this meeting. Council did not adopt any new personnel ordinance at this time; the mayor said staff will begin work on the hiring process and on existing code-enforcement issues prior to filling the position.
