Lawsuit Details How City Manager Brian David Platt Orchestrated A Racist Campaign To Force Andrea Dorch to Resign

Brian Platt (Carlos Moreno/KCUR) Background In early 2021, Andrea Dorch was hired as Director of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Officer (CREO). CREO is tasked with upholding civil rights and promoting equal opportunity within the city–overseeing initiatives to combat discrimination and ensure fairness in employment, housing, and public services.& Upon her hiring, one of the initial assignments given to Dorch was the termination of an employee. The employee–a Black woman with an undisclosed disability–was employed as a senior civil rights specialist for CREO and had previously filed a case against Kansas City for discrimination and retaliation. The City’s legal department pursued her termination based on alleged violations of residency requirements under City Code 20972. According to the 29-page lawsuit filed against The City and Platt, the employee was temporarily living in a domestic violence shelter. Dorch diligently advocated for the employee, submitting a memorandum to Human Resources and Legal Departments. Despite her efforts, the city ultimately terminated the employee in November 2021, tasking Dorch with the responsibility of firing her.& Two and half years after The City used Dorch to orchestrate the racist termination of one Black female employee; now, Andrea Dorch finds herself on the other side of that...