Jones Motion Passes By Slim Margin

This week, Markham council voted in response to Regional Councillor Jim Jones’ guilty plea to assaulting an employee of the White Oaks resort.

These are the results:

Council voted 10-0 to accept Jones’ resignation as deputy mayor and to remove him from leadership of all committees

Council voted 6-4 to ask Jones to resign from council. By law, Council cannot fire Jones.

Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Regional Councillor Tony Wong, councillors Carolina Moretti, John Webster, Dan Horchik, Logan Kanapathi voted in favour.

Regional Councillor Jack Heath, councillors Valerie Burke, Erin Shapero and Alex Chiu voted against.

Regional Councillor Gordon Landon and Councillor Joe Virgilio were absent.

With files from yorkregion.com