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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:47 PM Apr 2015

Officers, city officials resign after new African-American mayor elected

Voters in Parma, Missouri voted in their first African-American female mayor.

Tyrus Byrd will be sworn in as mayor on Tuesday evening, April 14, at the Parma Community Building.

According to Mayor Randall Ramsey, five out of six police officers resigned this week, effectively immediately.

Mayor Ramsey said the city's attorney, the clerk and the waste water treatment plant supervisor also turned in resignation letters citing "safety concerns."

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/28801129/parma-mo-voters-elect-first-african-american-female-mayor

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Officers, city officials resign after new African-American mayor elected (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 OP

Let them out themselves Xipe Totec Apr 2015 #1

Is there more to this story? Calista241 Apr 2015 #2

I know right.... SummerSnow Apr 2015 #5

Especially since XemaSab Apr 2015 #14

Edit - 1st black mayor indeed she is. nc4bo Apr 2015 #15

Its a mystery - Parma residents react to loss of police officers Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #6

Did they clean out their lockers and take their white hoods with them? SummerSnow Apr 2015 #3

Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out. libdem4life Apr 2015 #4

Those upstanding civil servants of Parma, Missouri would have us believe nc4bo Apr 2015 #7

Makes me wonder if the previous mayor pugetres Apr 2015 #8

when they say 5 out of six cops Enrique Apr 2015 #9

We always call that - the good ole boys network. nc4bo Apr 2015 #10

not only racist, but sexist. niyad Apr 2015 #12

+1. nt nc4bo Apr 2015 #13

would say that the mayor has a lot of cleaning up to do, based on this article: niyad Apr 2015 #11

Maybe some really decent people will get good jobs from this. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2015 #16

What year is this again? xfundy Apr 2015 #17

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. Let them out themselves

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:49 PM

Apr 2015

Save the city severance packages.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

2. Is there more to this story?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:53 PM

Apr 2015

I just can't imagine giving up my livelihood and my responsibilities to my family based on the color of someone's skin.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

5. I know right....

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:56 PM

Apr 2015

Could you imagine them telling their spouses, " I think we might have to sell the house and pull Jonny out of college."

"Why?"

"I quit my job today cause the new Mayor is black"

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

14. Especially since

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:14 PM

Apr 2015

WASN'T THE OLD MAYOR BLACK?

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

15. Edit - 1st black mayor indeed she is.

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:15 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/20/1378904/-Missouri-town-elects-first-black-mayor-80-of-the-police-city-attorney-water-supervisor-resign

Born and raised in tiny Parma, Missouri, Tyrus Byrd, a Christian missionary and the city clerk of Parma, decided she wanted to give running for mayor a shot. She beat the incumbent mayor, a white man, by 37 votes. Before she could take office, police officers and city employees scrambled like roaches with the light flipped on:

Tyrus Byrd will be sworn in as mayor on Tuesday evening, April 14, at the Parma Community Building. According to Mayor Randall Ramsey, five out of six police officers resigned this week, effectively immediately.
Mayor Ramsey said the city's attorney, the clerk and the waste water treatment plant supervisor also turned in resignation letters citing "safety concerns."

Mayor Elect, Tyrus Byrd, said she was unaware of the situation and plans to ask questions about the "safety concerns" during Tuesday night's ceremony.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma,_Missouri

History[edit]
Parma was first incorporated as a village in 1900.

At the turn of the 20th century, Parma contained two saw mills.[7]

In 1903, Parma, along with the neighboring community of Lotta, was incorporated as a village, retaining the name "Parma."

It became a fourth class city in 1905.

On April 14, 2015, Tyrus Byrd was sworn in as the first African-American woman mayor of Parma.[8]

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

6. Its a mystery - Parma residents react to loss of police officers

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:59 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.wsmv.com/story/28814016/parma-residents-react-to-loss-of-police-officers

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

3. Did they clean out their lockers and take their white hoods with them?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:53 PM

Apr 2015

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

4. Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:55 PM

Apr 2015

There's another version of that, but, well.... I'm totally sure they can find willing replacements. Sounds like a great plan to me.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

7. Those upstanding civil servants of Parma, Missouri would have us believe

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:03 PM

Apr 2015

racism against AAs doesn't exist and is merely a figment of everyone else's imagination.

Well you racist fucks, it's about time the trash was taken to the curb!

Congratulations Tyrus Byrd and let the hiring begin!

pugetres

(507 posts)

8. Makes me wonder if the previous mayor

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:06 PM

Apr 2015

could easily by bribed or blackmailed. Maybe those that resigned were in positions given to them in exchange for something else and the new mayor changes the rules?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

9. when they say 5 out of six cops

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:08 PM

Apr 2015

they mean literally they had six cops.

and thsat may have been too many. one person quoted said, we had six cops? what do we need six cops for?

I bet there was some racket and with the old mayor gone the gig is up.