The city of Parma, Missouri, elected a new mayor for the first time in 37 years. Her welcome package to the job: Over 80% of the town’s police force resigned, effective immediately:
Outgoing Mayor Randall Ramsey told KFVS that, in addition to 5 of the town’s 6 police officers, several local officials also resigned:
“[T]he city’s attorney, the clerk and the waste water treatment plant supervisor also turned in resignation letters citing ‘safety concerns.'”
The alleged “safety concerns” are currently unclear, and newly-elected Mayor Tyrus Byrd, a former city clerk and Parma native, declined to comment on the sudden exodus of city employees.
Byrd also indicated that she never received any official resignation letters:
That's a blessing in disguise if you ask me. 80% of those jokers probably needed to have been fired for racism. Now she can put who she want on the force and hopefully it (the force) will be more reflective of the community that they are serving.