EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT

CONFIRMING STATEMENT


	This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Mary Patricia Oliver, has
authorized and designated James O. Miller, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer; Dennis G. Shaffer, President; or Richard J. Dutton, Executive
Vice President; to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3, 4,
and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to
file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Civista Bancshares,
Inc.  The authority of the Officers under this Statement shall continue until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to
the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Civista
Bancshares, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the Officers are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.


Date:  August 28, 2017				/s/Mary Patricia Oliver
							Signature