Baltimore mayor Brad Nicodemus to resign effective in June
BALTIMORE − The mayor of one of the largest villages in Fairfield County will be resigning effective in June.
The Village of Baltimore will be replacing its mayor earlier than expected. Baltimore Mayor Brad Nicodemus, who is in his second term, said that he will be moving out of the village later this summer, so he must resign. His term was set to expire at the end of the year.
Nicodemus said that while he is leaving the village as both a resident and the mayor, he will remain in Fairfield County. He also said that his law office will remain in Baltimore, so he will still be active in the community.
"Actually, I'm just moving over into Bloom Township, I'm not leaving the county or anything," said Nicodemus. "My second term is up at the end of this year, so I'd been thinking about moving next year and I just so happened to find a place a bit earlier than anticipated which moved up the move deadline which unfortunately means I have to resign a few months before the end of my term."
The law states that Village Council President, Darla Reedy, will be appointed as interim mayor until a newly elected mayor takes office on Jan. 1.
Nicodemus said that there is a lot to be proud of about his time as mayor. Working to help the village, staff consistency, and investments in the pool were a few of the examples he gave of work he took pride in during his two terms.
"I guess I would have to just say the way that we work as a village for the residents," said Nicodemus. "Fortunately, I have not had a lot of turnover in staff, which allows us to have continuity of services to the residents. That is something that I'm proud of. I'm proud that we were able to get some investments in our pool."
"It's hard to pinpoint one thing because there are so many things we've done over the past seven years," said Nicodemus.
He said that he is hoping that Baltimore is just a little bit better than when he came into office.
Nicodemus said that during his time as mayor, he was always learning new things about the village. One of the things he was most surprised about learning was some of the specific processes that mayors have a hands-on role in.
"I'm always learning something about the village, there's always something new to learn," said Nicodemus "What I guess I'd say I underappreciated when I was first elected is the technical stuff I would be learning. As mayor, some of day-to-day and administrative stuff, I guess what I underappreciated is in a village of that size I was going to become knowledgeable about running a water treatment plant and water infrastructure, or that I was going to become knowledgeable about wastewater treatment and how to process sewage. I knew we had those plants and that was under the purview, but I underappreciated how much I would learn about those specific processes.
While he is proud of the work he did during his time as mayor, Nicodemus said that there is still plenty of work to be done after his resignation.
Nicodemus spoke fondly of the village.
"I think of a small, family-based community," said Nicodemus. "It's quick to be able to get to. Conveniences of bigger cities, but just far enough away that the pace is a little slower. You can sit out back and look at the stars at not without light pollution, you can actually see the stars. Even though you might not know everybody, you recognize most of the people walking down the street. It's just a nice, laid back place to live."
He also said that he hopes the community supports the interim mayor after his resignation.
"I hope they continue to support Darla (Reedy), she is being thrown into this unwittingly," said Nicodemus.
Aaron Burd is a breaking news and government reporter for the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Contact him via email at AMBurd@gannett.com for comments or story tips. Follow him on Twitter @AaronMBurd.
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