Flint mayor Dayne Walling won re-election on Tuesday.
Friday, he started cleaning house.
On Friday, Walling issued a statement saying he had accepted the resignation of the director of the city’s Department of Community and Economic Development. He also announced two other DCED employees had been fired. Walling also fired city Finance Director Michael Townsend.
In a written statement, Walling said “it is time for the city to pursue a new direction with respect to the operations of the Finance Department and the Department of Community and Economic Development”
Walling will be sworn in for his new term as mayor on Monday.
But also in the coming days, Governor Snyder is expected to formally announce his intention to appoint an emergency manager to run the city of Flint.
Last week, the governor agreed with a state review team that Flint’s finances require outside management to fix.
