KALAMAZOO (WOOD-AM) - The city manager of Kalamazoo apologized during a commission meeting last night for not disclosing the firing of the city's public safety chief.
Jim Ritsema said the decision was in the best interest of the city.
It was announced over the summer that Karianne Thomas would "step down," with a statement to the press noting that she was eligible for retirement after nearly three decades with the department.
Thomas will get a year of her $150,000 salary as severance.
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