Kansas City Urban League Petition Hopes To Dump Brian Platt

The latest move against the city manager hopes that petition power can inspire change at city hall.

In the meantime . . . The 12th & Oak leader has avoided a great deal of city-wide criticism even in the midst of controversial contract talks the focused on Black community discontent amid complaints from African-American female workers . . . Here are basics . . .

"Black community leaders critical of Kansas City Manager Brian Platt's record on racial and civil rights matters are circulating a petition calling on the City Council to either rescind Platt's recent pay raise and contract extension, or put it up to a citywide referendum this August."

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Group of Black KC leaders petition to rescind city manager's new contract, alleging racism

Kansas City voters could decide if the city manager should get a raise, depending on the outcome of a petition drive from the Urban League.