Brian Platt is out as Kansas City’s manager, after a unanimous Thursday vote from the Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city council. Lucas cited a variety of reasons, including the recent lawsuits involving Platt, failure to create goals for departments and “the loss of confidence in leadership abilities both from staff and the elected official level.”

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, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council Thursday voted unanimously to remove City Manager Brian Platt. The announcement followed a special closed session that started at 9 a.m. Thursday at City Hall.