Council Favors Firing Brian Platt BUT He Knows Mayor Q's Secrets

Kansas City municipal leaders understand that dispensing with a former ally is harder than it might seem to the rest of us plebs on the low-end of the food chain. 

To wit . . .

SUSPENDED CITY MANAGER KNOWS "WHERE ARE THE BODIES ARE BURIED" AT CITY HALL AND HIS DEPARTURE MIGHT THREATEN MAYOR Q'S ADMINISTRATION MORE THAN MOST VOTERS UNDERSTAND!!!

Getting rid of him won't be as simple as a council vote given that city hall bureaucrats and a few members of council owe the city manager more than a few favors.   

On our end, we'll keep it legal and we won't get into too much detail . . . But consider this:

If an off-handed remark about misleading mostly clueless local media can end with a verdict worth nearly ONE MILLION BUCKS . . . Just think about how many "compromising situations" that the City Manager has been been privy to in his close work with Mayor Q's administration. 

Again . . . 

We're not gonna speculate . . . But it's not hyperbolic to suggest that the suspended city manager has A GREAT DEAL OF INSIGHT INTO HOW KCMO WORKS and elected officials might not want that perspective shared with the public. 

And so . . .

Look for a resignation and golden parachute for Brian Platt if Mayor Q and his allies on the council are able to successfully walk the suspended city manager away from 12th & Oak. If not, our local discourse will get A LOT more interesting in the coming weeks . . . And we might see a few more city hall departures.

Now, here's the official story . . . 

Mayor Lucas said Friday the council is evaluating all options available in the city charter to determine Platt’s future, which could include termination.

Platt’s suspension came the day after a jury awarded a former city employee more than $900,000 in a whistleblower lawsuit.

The former employee, Chris Hernandez, served as the city's communications director. Hernandez also once worked at KSHB 41 News.

Hernandez said in his lawsuit Platt told him to lie to the media in 2022.

Lucas confirmed the ruling in the lawsuit Wednesday contributed to the reason for suspending Platt. Hernandez’s attorneys said they were surprised by the immediacy of the move.

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