By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Ferguson City Manager John Shaw announced Tuesday that he was resigning after a scathing Justice Department report that criticized him and other Ferguson officials for a culture of discrimination, The Washington Post reports.
The city called the resignation a “mutual separation agreement”
Shaw is the second person to resign following the report.
“We appreciate John’s service and commitment to the city of Ferguson for the past eight years,” Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, who is on the council, said in a statement. “The City Council and John Shaw feel as though it is the appropriate time for the city to move forward as it begins its search for a new city manager.”
