City Manager Platt Fired

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Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was fired following a three-week paid suspension. He was the city’s highest-paid employee. Photo/Carlos Moreno
Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was fired following a three-week paid suspension. He was the city’s highest-paid employee. Photo/Carlos Moreno

Mayor says he damaged the city’s reputation

KCUR 89.3—March 27, 2025—Brian Platt has been fired as the Kansas City manager. The city council voted unanimously today to fire him at a special session.

Council members spent nearly two hours in a closed meeting to discuss Platt’s employment. His firing comes three weeks after he was suspended with pay, just after the city lost a whistleblower lawsuit th…