Thompson is now seeking a leave of absence as council calls for his resignation after he admitted making false claims about his military history
Townsville city council has passed a unanimous vote of no-confidence in embattled mayor Troy Thompson, calling on him to resign after he made false claims about his military service.
The motion also requested the council chief executive write to the head of Queensland’s department of local government and recommend minister Meaghan Scanlon either suspend the mayor “pending the outcome of relevant investigations into his conduct” or dismiss him if “the information which is publicly available ... is sufficient.”
“I will be voting for the motion but… I want to stress to all councillors that this should not… be set as precedent in the future whilst the councillor in question is currently being investigated by the CCC and the Office of the Independent Assessor.” “I leave you with the following words of Albert Einstein, whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.”
“I call on all correspondence from all local, state and ministerial staff to be investigated, and if conflict is found, TCC council is dissolved in its entirety, and all positions compromised should be put up for re-election, the witch hunt should stop until there is a real outcome by the CCC.” “I’m sure by now, you’ve heard the troubling allegations that the Australian Labor Party has infiltrated our councils and is coercing councillors to oppose the mayor, Troy Thompson. Honestly, I take this as a personal insult to my integrity, and integrity of my nine fellow councillors,” he said.
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