Richmond Civic Center Plaza is pictured in a 2019 file image. Mayor Tom Butt alleged that City Manager Laura Snideman and City Attorney Teresa Stricker improperly used public funds to conduct an ethics investigation against him. (Photo by Ricardo Franco/Google)

Richmond Mayor Tom Butt accused his fellow City Council members Wednesday of “plotting a coup” one day after the council voted to condemn him for comments he made in recent months about the Richmond city manager.

The council voted Tuesday in closed session to approve a “separation agreement” with City Manager Laura Snideman.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.