The city of Greenville announced today that John Castile will replace Jim Bourey as Greenville’s new City Manager. The terms of the contract will be finalized in the coming days and Castile, who is currently Deputy City Manager, will officially take over as City Manager on July 1.
According to Mayor Knox White, Castile’s promotion to City Manager not only represents City Council’s commitment to continuity within the organization, but is also a reward for outstanding performance. “John exemplifies the core values of the City of Greenville, especially in his demonstrated skill of working in partnership for economic development and neighborhood improvement,” said White. “He understands the goals of City Council and possesses the outstanding leadership skills to implement those goals.”
Castile was promoted to Deputy City Manager in May 2006, at which time he was given direct
supervision and oversight over all City department heads and the authority to act on behalf of or in
conjunction with the City Manager. In addition to exercising responsibility in the City’s day-to-day
operations, Castile also became directly involved in making policy recommendations to City Council, interpreting and applying policies established by City Council and developing and implementing administrative policies for the City. According to White, Castile has played an integral role in a variety of complex, high-profile projects over the past few years and his knowledge and skills have been instrumental in fulfilling the City’s goals and objectives. “John is a problem-solver,” said White. “He makes decisions based on the merits, after listening to all points of view, and he makes the decision promptly.”
Castile first came to work for the City of Greenville in June 1995 and worked in the Recreation Division until May 1999 when he left the City to serve as Executive Director of Within Reach, a non-profit organization originally developed to implement a $5 million drug-elimination program grant secured by the City to address drugs in its at-risk communities. In September 1999, he was recruited back to the City of Greenville by then City Manager, Steve Thompson, who had identified the City’s need to create a high-level position that could provide problem-solving across the entire organization and could manage city-wide projects versus individual department-driven projects.
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