Now that Platt's out, his tenure ranks around the middle of the pack in terms of length. He was in the job for more than four years — longer than Weatherford, or Larry Brown in the 1990s. But much shorter than L.P. Cookingham (19 years) or Troy Schulte (10 years).

Platt was the 15th city manager since the job was created in the 1920s. Of those 15, Platt is the seventh to be ousted.

What's relatively unusual is the fact that the council voted to remove him. Typically, the council forces the manager to resign.