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Kansas City and Brian Platt sued for discrimination by ousted civil rights director
Andrea Dorch, former head of Kansas City’s civil rights department, is suing City Manager Brian Platt and the city for race and age-based discrimination.
Dorch’s lawsuit was filed nearly a year after she alleges she was forced to resign from her position as head of the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department because she warned city officials that a multi-million dollar Northland data center campus being built by Facebook’s parent company was reportedly skirting city rules.
The lawsuit comes as the city council and Mayor Quinton Lucas are beginning to renegotiate Platt’s city manager contract, which is up for renewal at the end of this year.
A spokesperson for the mayor’s office issued the following statement on behalf of the city:
“Per standard practice, the City will not comment on pending lawsuits. On the merits of the Meta project itself—one of the largest infrastructure projects in recent Kansas City history—more than $186 million in construction and other support work has already been committed to registered minority- and women-owned businesses, and growing.
“Kansas City government continues its work with Meta to ensure the more than $1 billion project meets all goals set by the City Council throughout all phases of construction. We expect Meta’s contract utilization plan to be finalized with the City this spring.
“We are proud of our City staff and all efforts to ensure equitable inclusion both inside of City Hall and in the workforce on all public projects.”
The lawsuit states that beginning in 2022, Platt created obstacles that made it difficult for Dorch to carry out her job duties as head of the civil rights office. Toward the end of 2022, the lawsuit alleges that Platt singled Dorch out in a meeting of department directors and then barred her from attending city council meetings. It’s normal for department heads to attend city council meetings to give testimony on relevant ordinances.
KCUR reported last spring on Dorch’s departure from the civil rights office. In an interview with KCUR following her resignation, and a report she had published prior to her leaving city hall, Dorch alleged that city officials, including Platt, interfered with her job duties, particularly when she voiced concern that the Northland development was not hiring the proper number of city-mandated minority and women-owned contractors.
Dorch’s lawsuit states that Mayor Quinton Lucas and councilmember Eric Bunch “publicly derided and denigrated” her for challenging Meta’s failure to include minority and women-owned businesses in the project, which violated the city’s own rules.
When Dorch continued asking questions about the Meta project, and advocating that the developer comply with the city’s rules, the lawsuit says Platt sent “an official letter of reprimand” via email, called her communication “unprofessional” and prohibited her from discussing any of those issues with the mayor or city council. Those duties made up the foundation of Dorch’s job, the lawsuit states.
In May 2023, the city council approved changes to its contract with Meta that require the developer to follow city requirements to hire minority and women-owned businesses.
City officials maintain that Dorch, then the highest-ranking Black woman in city hall, was asked to resign because she violated a rule requiring city hall employees to live in Kansas City. They cite a Lee’s Summit home that Dorch purchased as evidence she broke the residency requirement.
But in Dorch’s lawsuit and in previous interviews with KCUR, she maintains her primary residence has always been in Kansas City. Jackson County property records show Dorch owns homes in both Kansas City and Lee’s Summit. A car registered in Dorch’s name lists the same Kansas City address.
The lawsuit says firing her over the residency requirement was “pretextual.”
Dorch’s lawsuit cites KCUR’s reporting from last spring that revealed the city hired private investigators to follow her, and that the surveillance began soon after Dorch received the letter of reprimand from Platt.
Dorch first learned of the surveillance from KCUR and The Kansas City Star, and “up to this point, was still worried that she was being followed and/or surveilled,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit says Dorch “was in fear for her safety and the safety of her children as Mr. Platt never informed Plaintiff that he hired a private investigator to follow and surveil her.”
Dorch’s departure from City Hall angered Civil Rights leaders in Kansas City, many of whom called on Platt to resign and accused Platt and Mayor Lucas of overseeing a “culture of racism” at City Hall.
Dorch alleges in the lawsuit that the city applies its residency requirement selectively, and says several department heads own residential property outside city limits but have not been asked to resign from their position. The lawsuit says the city has used its residency requirement to terminate female, minority employees.
Tonight, the Kansas City Royals dismantled the Tampa Bay Rays in a cathartic 12-5 victory. It was a full-team showing, with Carter Jensen extending his hit streak to 14 games, Nick Loftin swatting a home run on a four-hit night, and Luinder Avila navigating his way through five tough innings of one-run ball in front of some of some incredibly bad infield defense.
But you’re here for Jac Caglianone, who ended the day with three hits and a pair of home runs. Here’s his first, which came immediately after Loftin’s home run in the first frame of the game and sounded like a thunderclap.
And here’s the other one, an arguably more impressive center-left shot to the deepest part of the ballpark.
To say that Caglianone has been on fire would not be accurate, because he is fire right now. Tonight’s gigantic dongs were his eighth and ninth of the month of June; they extended his hitting streak to five games and his home run streak to four games.
This was one of those games were so much happened that, paradoxically, nothing much happened, because each successive hit meant less and less as the score ballooned and ballooned. I mentioned the infield defense–Salvador Perez lost two popups, and the rest of the infield didn’t see them, either. That required Avila to essentially get five outs in one inning. It was really quite comical in hindsight, but groan-worthy in the moment for sure.
Pretty much everyone got involved in the offense. Lane Thomas and Starling Marte were the only two batters without a hit. Michael Massey, Perez, and Kameron Misner recorded doubles, which in addition to the home runs made six extra base hits. The Royals did a nice job totally putting the game away in the eighth inning against Steven Matz, who was just tossing batting practice out there.
Kansas City’s bullpen also did a nice job (mostly). It helps to have such a big lead, but Stephen Cruz and Matt Strahm pitched before the lead was quite as big as it was, and you know what? They both turned in clean innings! So, too, did Beck Way. Someone named “Connor Seabold” came in to pitch the ninth, and the Royals might as well have sent Tyler Tolbert out there. Seabold gave up a trio of runs, but the Royals closed it out.
At 34-46, the Royals are still closer to the American League basement than they are the penthouse. But have you looked at the AL right now? The current owners of the third Wild Card slot, the Toronto Blue Jays, don’t even have a .500 record. What a weird year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City police say extra help from other departments is giving the agency more flexibility during World Cup-related events, matches and regular patrols across the city.
KCPD said officers from dozens of other departments are helping with safety efforts around major events, including watch parties, Fan Fest and crowds at Kansas City Stadium.
The department said officers from across Kansas and Missouri have stepped up to help. Officers from Oklahoma City and Ohio are also assisting, including mounted officers who brought horses.
Police said the extra staffing is needed because officers still have to respond to regular calls across the metro during the events. KCPD blocked vacation time this month to keep officers available.
Sgt. Jake Becchina with KCPD’s Media Relations Unit said people attending the events may notice officers from several agencies.
“If you walk through Fan Fest, you may see a dozen police officers from a dozen different departments that are here helping us out,” Becchina said.
Becchina said people have noticed the added police presence.
“Probably one of the most overwhelming themes or regular themes I hear is, ‘I feel safe here. I see a lot of police officers. Thank you guys for being here,’” Becchina said.
With the Netherlands playing Thursday, the Orange Bus and Army are en route, with a large parade planned that morning. Becchina said police are prepared for the crowds expected around the events.
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