KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Pet Project announced on Friday the departure of Teresa Johnson as CEO. This comes a day after the Kansas City Council unanimously agreed to authorize City Manager Brian Platt to present a plan to bring animal control back to City Hall. View the latest Weather Alerts in the Kansas City region on FOX4 KC Pet Project’s Board of Directors has appointed Steven Kaufman as Interim CEO, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization. KC Pet Project has outsourced services to the city since 2020, but some city leaders and residents have raised concerns about slow response times, among other issues. Platt has 30 days to come up with that plan. Once that happens, it needs to be presented to the committee, and the council will once again need to approve it. Until that changes, KC Pet Project will continue its services for now. Currently, KC Pet Project services animal control with the City, but those services and the contract for them is set to expire this coming spring. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android The City will have to find a solution to deliver animal control starting May 1, 2025. KC Pet Project said it was surprised by the move.