2013-02-28 4 employees of Batumi City Hall were dismissed, including head and deputy head of the Mayor’s administration and two specialists. On February 12, new Sakrebulo Chairman Irakli Chavleishvili dismissed three employees of Sakrebulo office. The chairman informed ISFED’s regional coordinator that the reason for their dismissal was the fact that they had no actual functions; therefore, their replacements will not be hired.