Longtime Atlantic Beach Mayor George Pappas has resigned, Village Hall confirmed Thursday.

 Pappas was elected in 2014, beating incumbent Mayor Stephen Mahler. Last year, Pappas was reelected in an uncontested race.

Pappas did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday. It was unclear when he resigned, but village records show that he had been serving as mayor on Tuesday.

Deputy Mayor Charles Hammerman also resigned, village officials confirmed. Hammerman had been appointed to the board of trustees following the resignation in May of trustee Anthony Livreri. 

On Wednesday, Village Clerk Emily Siniscalchi notified residents of the resignations by email, stating that they were effective that day at 11 a.m. The email did not include a reason for them. 

Pappas' resignation followed approval earlier this week of a legal settlement by the village board of trustees regarding a federal discrimination lawsuit brought against the municipality by Chabad Lubavitch of the Beaches, a Jewish religious organization that is seeking to build a religious and education center.

The organization alleged that the village had improperly blocked its plans. 

Under the settlement, approved Tuesday, the village will pay Chabad Lubavitch of the Beaches $950,000 and the zoning board will take "certain action ... with respect to zoning relief," according to village documents. 

Earlier this year, Pappas came under criticism over the village budget, which increased the property tax levy 10.9%, to $3.7 million from $3.4 million.

The resignations leave the village, for now, governed by three trustees. But the terms of two of those, Patricia Beaumont and Nathan Etrog, are expiring Monday when two new trustees, Joseph B. Pierantoni and Laura Heller, are scheduled to be sworn in. Pierantoni and Heller won elections last month.

Between the resignations and expiring terms, only trustee Barry M. Frohlinger, who was elected to the board last year, will remain from the existing board.

Check back for updates to this developing story.