The vote comes after Mayor Quinton Lucas suspended Platt following a jury ruling in favor of a former employee who said Platt lied to the media.

Kansas City Council voted unanimously to fire city manager Brian Platt, who was suspended three weeks ago after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Platt is being represented by a law firm that specializes in employment discrimination.

Kansas City will be looking for a new city manager. The city council has voted unanimously to remove Brian Platt, who had been recently suspended.