Interim City Manager Terry Childers' apologized for berating a 911 dispatcher and supervisor after misplacing his baggage at an Amarillo hotel during a jam-packed City Council meeting tonight.

Here's some reaction from reporter Kevin Welch via Twitter:

"About half of 100 people in Council Chambers stand and applaud after Terry Childers apologizes for tone of 911 calls @amarilloglobe"

"'A lot of us don't agree with what he did' but agree he's trying to do a good job - former Potter Commissioner Iris Lawrence @amarilloglobe"

"Critics admonishing Childers for attitude. Lawyer says he might have broken misdemeanor laws @amarilloglobe"

"City Mgr Terry Childers apologizes for 911 calls. 'When you make mistakes you own up to them.' @amarilloglobe"

Childers' apology was his first public comments on the matter since issuing a press release Friday night in which he defended himself and said he would not comment further on the matter.

Reaction to the statement was mostly negative and dozens of residents called for Childers to step down on social media posts.

Earlier today a petition was started in ipetitions.com calling for Childers' outser. By 6:15 p.m. it had gathered 794 signatures. The petition can be found here.