Former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was fired by City Council in March, after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit he was involved in. KCUR obtained details of the $192,000 settlement through a Missouri Sunshine Law request.

The rocky tenure of former Kansas City manager Brian Platt has finally ended for good with a contract settlement of $192,000.

"The Parties mutually desire to avoid the time and expense of litigation," the document said. The settlement, which was finalized at the end of September, provides Platt with a "Neutral Job Reference" as he searches for work.

It also said neither Platt nor the city admits any wrongdoing and both sides promise to not speak ill of each other.

"It is their desire not to engage in any actions which would negatively impact the rep

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