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Official Resigns After Drinking And Throwing Pet Cat During Zoom Meeting In California
A planning com- missioner of Vallejo, California, has resigned after throwing his pet cat and apparent- ly drinking a beer during a Zoom meeting between city officials that was made public, according to a newspaper report.
During the April 20 teleconference of the city’s Planning Commission, Chris Platzer announced, “I’d like to introduce my cat,” and then picked up his pet before suddenly tossing the animal off-screen.
Platzer was seen sipping from a green bottle dur- ing the meeting, the Times-
Herald reported. After the confer- ence ended he could be heard making derogato- ry remarks. “I’m going to call bull— on you little b—s,” according
to the original commission meet- ing video released by the Northern California city.
In an email to
the Times- Herald on Saturday, Platzer said he has resigned from the planning commis-
sion, effective immediately. The resignation came days before the City Council was set to consider a resolution remov- ing him from the seven-person panel, the news- paper said.
“I did not conduct myself in the
Zoom meeting in a manner befitting of a planning commissioner and apologize for any harm I may have inflicted,” Platzer wrote in the email. “I serve at the pleasure of the council and no longer have that trust and backing. I extend
my gratitude to those who have supported me during my tenure. I have always felt that serving Vallejo in a volun- tary position is honorable because Vallejo is worth serving. We are all living in uncertain times and I certainly,
like many of you, am adjusting to a new normalcy.”
Vallejo spokesperson Christina Lee told the Times-Herald the city was still attempting to con- firm if Platzer had officially resigned from the commis- sion. Platzer couldn’t be reached for com- ment via phone on Saturday.
Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said on Friday that decorum needs to be followed for each and every public meeting.
“This hurts the credibility of the city,” Sampayan added. “What happens if a developer is watching the meeting (and sees that)? They would obviously have concerns about the city.”
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