St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Chief James Large will be reinstated to his position Thursday, according to a release from city Mayor Ken Welch. The city said Welch sent a video message Wednesday morning to all city team members detailing the review, process and final decision to reinstate Large. That reinstatement will take effect Thursday, Aug. 24. Large has been on administrative leave since Aug. 7 after allegations of racist and sexist remarks surfaced, prompting an investigation. For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-fire-chief-james-large-reinstated-mayor-ken-welch/67-a60e0d3b-8498-48fd-b3b5-4d58e73a16fe ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay