The Fort Pierce Commission asked Nicholas Mimms to resign while shifting his administrative leave to without pay at their special meeting on Tuesday night. The deadline given by the council for Mimms to resign is Nov. 4.
Fort Pierce
This is what Fort Pierce residents are saying about city manager’s arrest
Romelo Styles
Mimms was arrested Aug. 14 and faces up to 15 years in prison for bid tampering after a two-year-long Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation, ultimately saying he rigged a bid by initiating the process to have the two vacant lots declared as surplus and then intentionally rigged the bid to make sure Lincoln Park Young Professionals (LPYP), received the lease. FDLE said that LPYP was formed by two former city employees, one of them being Mimms’ niece.
Fort Pierce
How is the arrest of Fort Pierce City Manager Nicholas Mimms affecting the city?
Ethan Stein
WPTV reported on issues surrounding this project, which wasn’t completed after it received a grant for $500,000 from Allegheny Franciscan Ministries. Allegheny, which is a nonprofit and subsidiary of Trinity Health, worked with city officials to give the nonprofit the $500,000 grant.