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In a special session held on March 27, 2025, the Kansas City Council voted unanimously to remove Brian Platt from his position as City Manager. Kimiko Gilmore will continue to serve as the Acting City Manager until further action is taken by the Council.

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The City Manager is the chief administrative officer responsible for the daily operations of Kansas City government, and this change in leadership directly impacts the management of city departments and services.

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Councilmember Kevin O'Neill

Councilmember Nathan Willett

Councilmember Lindsay French

Councilmember Wes Rogers

Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley

Councilmember Melissa Robinson

Councilmember Crispin Rea

Councilmember Eric Bunch

Councilmember Darrell Curls

Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw

Councilmember Andrea Bough

Councilmember Johnathan Duncan

Mayor Quinton Lucas

9:00 AM Council ChambersThursday, March 27, 2025

Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89195928794

Special Session of the Council

Quinton Lucas, Kevin O'Neill, Nathan Willett, Lindsay French, Wes Rogers,

Melissa Patterson Hazley, Melissa Robinson, Crispin Rea, Eric Bunch, Darrell

Curls, Ryana Parks-Shaw, Andrea Bough, and Johnathan Duncan

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1. Personnel Matters

Mayor Quinton Lucas called the meeting to order at 9:09 AM. A motion was made at 9:12

AM, to go into closed session by Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw and seconded by

Councilmember Andrea Bough. The motion was pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection(s) 1,

3 and 13. The Council reconvened at 10:47 AM with a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem

Ryana Parks-Shaw and seconded by Councilmember Melissa Robinson to remove Brian Platt

from the Office of City Manager of the City of Kansas City pursuant to section 218(e)(2) of the

Charter of Kansas City Missouri. The motion passed with 13 votes. Brian Platt is removed

from the office of City Manager of the City of Kansas City and Kimiko Gilmore will continue to

be Acting City Manager until such further action.

A motion was made by Councilmember Parks-Shaw, seconded by Councilmember Bough,

that this was Move to Convene into Closed Session.. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Lucas, O'Neill, Willett, French, Rogers, Patterson Hazley, Robinson,

Rea, Bunch, Curls, Parks-Shaw, Bough, and Duncan

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In a special session held on March 27, 2025, the Kansas City Council voted unanimously to remove Brian Platt from his position as City Manager. Kimiko Gilmore will continue to serve as the Acting City Manager until further action is taken by the Council.

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