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Sioux Falls Public Health Director resigns from position

Dr. Charles Chima
City of Sioux Falls
Dr. Charles Chima

The top official with the Sioux Falls Public Health Department left his position this week.

Charles Chima was hired in 2021 as the city’s Public Health Director. Officials said his last day of work was June 12, just shy of his two-year anniversary in the position.

Neither Chima nor the city gave a reason for his resignation.

Veda is an English and journalism major at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. She loves writing and storytelling, and she plans to pursue a career as a journalist after graduation.