Half of Providence's records department resigned. Here's what we know.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley's office is staying tight-lipped on a series of resignations that wiped out half of the city's Registrar, Vital Statistics, and Bureau of Licenses office.
The news, which WJAR broke this week, came with no answers on why the employees left and the circumstances of their resignations.
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Smiley's spokesman, Josh Estrella, said the city does "not provide specific information on personnel matters" but could confirm that four staffers – one from the licensing department and three from vital statistics – were put on administrative leave. He did not say when that occurred or the cause.
"There were no terminations, but the four staff have resigned from their positions," Estrella said. "Prior to the resignations the office had eight total employees, and one vacancy."
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Estrella said the office would stay open for regular business hours and that the city would post and fill the vacant jobs, which pay $40,082 to $48,609.
The office is in charge of issuing birth, marriage and death certificates as well as marriage licenses
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Providence's records department sees half its staff resign. What happened?
