Palm Coast Times

On Monday, March 20, City of St. Augustine City Manager John Regan submitted his letter of retirement to City Commissioners, effective Friday, June 2, 2023.

Regan joined the City of St. Augustine on May 28, 1998, as the Utilities Director, coming from the City of Gainesville FL, where he had been the Senior Environmental Engineer for 10 years.  In 2003, he was promoted to Chief Operations Officer, which is equivalent to the current position of Assistant City Manager.

When former City Manager Bill Harriss announced his retirement in April of 2010, the City Commission voted and appointed Regan to City Manager in May of 2010, and he assumed his current position on July 1, 2010.

Of Regan’s 25 years with the City of St. Augustine, 13 were as City Manager.  Several major projects were completed under the direction of Regan, including the Downtown Historic Parking Garage, the Avenida Menendez Seawall, and construction of the reverse osmosis Water Treatment Plant.

As City Manager, Regan was also responsible for the oversight and operations of many major events and city initiatives such as Mumford and Sons: Gentlemen of the Road, the 450th Commemoration, Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, Dorian, Ian, and Nicole, as well as the land conservation initiative to retain Fish Island Preserve, COVID-19, and the relocation of the Confederate memorial from the Plaza de la Constitución to private land.

“My time with the City has been filled with so many challenges and opportunities, but I would have to say the accomplishments I’m most proud of were those that were not overnight successes, but took many years to achieve,” Regan reflected.  “We are a nationally recognized municipality when it comes to Sea Level Rise and Resiliency mitigation, our Fire Department achieved an ISO-1 Rating, our Police Department is now fully accredited, and we have implemented financial policies and procedures that ensure fiscal responsibility across all departments of the City, which contribute to keeping us in excellent standing with our credit ratings, year after year.  This is the legacy that I am proud to leave behind.”

The City Commission will publicly accept Regan’s retirement letter at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 27, and at that time, they will discuss the process for selecting Regan’s successor.

Read John Regan's Letter of Retirement Here

Original source can be found here.