Town Council Calls For Jones' Resignation

Town Council Calls For Jones' Resignation Markham councillors have asked deputy mayor Jim Jones to resign. Councillors made the move at a meeting last night after Jones plead guilty to assaulting a maid at a Niagara-on-the Lake resort earlier this year.Dealing with the issue in closed session, councillors moved to have him removed as chairperson, deputy, director or vice-chairperson of all town committees.They also asked he be removed from any external committees.Jones, who was not at last night’s meeting, previously offered to resign as deputy mayor.A letter from Jones and his lawyer was received by councillors.While councillors can move to ask Jones to resign, they can’t force him to do so according to municipal rules.The move comes following Mr. Jones’ appearance in court last Thursday in St. Catharines, where he was sentenced to 12 months probation and 20 hours of community service.The former Conservative MP is serving his second term on Markham council.

With files from yorkregion.com