New questions arise for Ken Welch as several staffers get axed

Two directors were fired from the city of St. Petersburg this month, another resigned without notice and a manager was also fired.

It’s the latest staffing shake-up that leaves those watching wondering what’s going on behind closed doors.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Real Estate and Property Management Director Alfred Wendler, Pavement and Traffic Operations Director Diana Rawleigh and Pavement and Traffic Manager Blair Barnhardt were fired. Marketing Director Nina Mahmoudi, who led the city’s marketing department for eight years, resigned Dec. 2, effective immediately.

On all the staffing changes, the city refused to comment, citing internal personnel decisions.

– Peter Schorsch, Extensive Enterprises Media